Perigea xanthioides

Perigea xanthioides (red groundling moth or pied groundling moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Canada to Brazil and on Jamaica.[1]

Perigea xanthioides
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P. xanthioides
Binomial name
Perigea xanthioides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Hadena trita Moschler, 1886
  • Perigea xanthioides enixa Grote, 1875

The wingspan is about 29 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Vernonia[3] and Eutrochium species.[4]

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