Perigea xanthioides
| Perigea xanthioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Perigea |
| Species: | P. xanthioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Red Groundling Moth or Pied Groundling Moth (Perigea xanthioides) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Canada to Brazil and on Jamaica.[1]
The wingspan is about 29 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Vernonia[3] and Eutrochium species.[4]
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