Condica videns

Condica videns
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Condica
Species:
C. videns
Binomial name
Condica videns
(Guenee, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Leucania videns Guenee, 1852
  • Platysenta albipuncta Smith, 1902
  • Platysenta atriciliata Grote, 1874
  • Nonagria indigens Walker, 1857
  • Caradrina meskei Speyer, 1875

Condica videns, the white-dotted groundling moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida, north to Quebec and west to Alberta.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in at least two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on the blooms of various composite flowers, including Solidago and Aster species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ nearctica.com


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