Mobile Groundling
Condica mobilis (Walker, 1857)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.7-3.4 cm
Life History:
Flight: August to October, all year in southern Florida and the tropics
Caterpillar Hosts: beggarticks (Bidens spp.) including Spanish Needles (B. bipinnata) and Bearded Beggarticks (B. aristosa)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Jersey to Florida, west to Arizona and Missouri, south through Central and South America to Argentina
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 29, 2023
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Observation date: Oct 27, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 29, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Feb 25, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 26, 2022
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Observation date: Dec 15, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 17, 2021
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Observation date: Oct 17, 2021
Submitted by: kdegeiso
Region: St. Lucie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2021
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
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Observation date: Jan 17, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 18, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 26, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 20, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
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Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 04, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 09, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 02, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 03, 2018
Submitted by: Kat Schwedler
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
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Observation date: May 04, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 10, 2018
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Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 10, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2016
Submitted by: Loret_in_Florida
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 20, 2016
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Observation date: Jan 02, 2013
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2015
Submitted by: JimEckert
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Jul 15, 2016
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