The Confederate
Condica confederata (Grote, 1873)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing pearly to reddish gray with black basal patch and broad claviform spot. Note pale median area and two large pale patches at outer margin in the male. Most of the rest of the forewing is shaded with dark reddish gray. Dark shading much more extensive in the female, with only am. line, border of inner margin, outlines of orbicular and reniform spots, and two patches at outer margin pale. Hindwing grayish brown, darker in female than in male.
Wing Span: 3.2-4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: August-October northward; all months in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Spanish needles.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas. Uncommon northward.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 27, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 05, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2022
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 10, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2013
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Katy Houston
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 27, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2016
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 17, 2016
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 02, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 02, 2016
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2015
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Observation date: Nov 03, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Mar 01, 2013
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Observation date: Oct 31, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 23, 2011
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Observation date: Oct 14, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 23, 2011
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Observation date: Sep 26, 2007
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2011
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2009
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 04, 2011