Moths of North Carolina
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442 NC Records

Condica videns (Guenée, 1852) - White-dotted Groundling Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: CondiciniP3 Number: 931989.00 MONA Number: 9690.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Platysenta videns); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide variety of open, herb-dominated habitats, including maritime dunes, Longleaf Pine savannas, flatwoods, and sand ridges.
Larval Host Plants: The larvae are polyphagous and feed on several species of composites, including asters, goldenrods, and sneezeweeds (Wagner et al., 2011). We have one North Carolina rearing record for Dog-fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium).
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Condica videns - White-dotted Groundling Moth

Photos: 29

Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: on Symphotrichium pilosum		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
Comment: A late-instar larvae that was feeding on Eupatorium capillifolium (dog-fennel); adult was reared. 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
Comment: A late-instar larvae that was feeding on Eupatorium capillifolium (dog-fennel); adult was reared.
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-08-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-04-07
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-10-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-04-17
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2014-04-21
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-04-03
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-09-07
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-08-17
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-07-17
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-09-20
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey on 2008-09-30
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: ASH on 2007-06-10
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: FKW on 2006-06-20
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-10-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-07-12
Carteret Co.
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