Thought I'd send a pic of a closely related species, *Perigea xanthioides* - Red Groundling Moth - Hodges#9689, taken 7 Sept 2010 at Echo Valley Farm. Merrill On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 2:47 PM, J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I think you nailed it. Interesting distribution; it is a > tropical/subtropical species that apparently overwinters successfully only > in extreme southern US but regularly disperses well north into the US each > year. See discussion here: > http://www.nearctica.com/moths/noctuid/condica/condica_mobilis.htm > > Merrill > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Vincent Stanton < > Vincent.Stanton@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Merrill thanks for the info on my two mystery moths last week. >> >> Don't think this ones a mystery, but , , , , >> I took this pic on 8/27/2010 at my porch light, I think it might be >> a Mobile Groundling. >> >> Vin Stanton >> Asheville, WNC >> >> > > > -- > J. Merrill Lynch > Echo Valley Farm > Watauga County, NC > Elevation: 3,400 feet > -- J. Merrill Lynch Echo Valley Farm Watauga County, NC Elevation: 3,400 feet
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