Moths of North Carolina
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51 NC Records

Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852 - Red Groundling Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: CondiciniP3 Number: 931986.00 MONA Number: 9689.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come mainly from cove forests and high elevation hardwoods in the Mountains. Records in the Piedmont come from shoreline habitats or mesic slopes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Eupatorium and Vernonia (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Perigea xanthioides - Red Groundling Moth

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2021-09-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-05-18
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-06-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-03
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-07-08
Ashe Co.
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