Google   MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web


Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae
931995 – 9696   Condica vecors (Guenée, 1852)
             Dusky Groundling Moth

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Ageratina Eupatorium Lactuca.  Host extended: leaves (Wagner et al 2011).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vecors (Guenée, 1852) (Perigea) - MONA 1983: 9696
  • demittens (Walker, 1858) (Mamestra)
  • luxa (Grote, 1874) (Perigea)
  • remissa (Walker, 1857) (Apamea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Condica vecors: Formerly placed in the genus Platysenta.
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Condica vecors
    © Bob Patterson
    Condica vecors
    © Bev Wigney
    Condica vecors
    © Machele White
    Condica vecors
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Condica vecors
    34mm – © Jim Vargo
    Condica vecors
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Condica vecors
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Condica vecors
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Condica vecors
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Condica vecors
    © Angella Moorehouse LG

    Condica vecors
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Dog Fennel

    Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

    Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

    Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone