Groundlings & Ferns
What are they?
The Groundlings are a group of usually brown moths with paler markings while the Ferns can be more attractively-marked with bright white or even silver. Both form subfamilies within the Noctuidae and the latter get their group name from the fact that all the North American species have ferns as larval foodplants.
Identification
Two groups of readily identifiable moths using wing color and markings.
09065 Green Leuconycta Leuconycta diphteroides
Length: 15-16mm. Flight Time: May-August. Larval Food: Goldenrods and asters (Asteraceae).
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09690 White-dotted Groundling Condica videns
Length: 13-18mm. Flight Time: April-October. Larval Food: Asters and goldenrods (Asteraceae).
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09714 Pied Groundling Condica confederata
Length: 16-20mm. Flight Time: August-October. Larval Food: Climbing Hempweed (Mikania scandens).
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09633 Silver-spotted Fern Callopistria cordata
Length: 13-14mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food: Ferns.
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