{{short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | name= Dusky groundling | image = Condica vecors.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | taxon = Condica vecors | authority = (Guenée, 1852) | synonyms = {{Specieslist |Perigea vecors|Guenée, 1852 |Platysenta vecors| |Apamea remissa|Walker, 1857 |Platysenta remissa| |Platysenta demittens|Walker, 1858 |Perigea luxa|Grote, 1874 }} }}
'''''Condica vecors''''', the '''dusky groundling''', is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9696 |title=931995.00 – 9696 – ''Condica vecors'' (Guenée, 1852) – Dusky Groundling Moth |website=North American Moth Photographers Group |publisher=Mississippi State University |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |last=McLeod |first=Robin |date=March 15, 2018 |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/29327 |title=Species ''Condica vecors'' - Dusky Groundling Moth - Hodges#9696 |website=BugGuide |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
The wingspan is 29–38 mm. They are on wing from May to August in the north and from April to October in the south. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''Eupatorium'' and lettuce.
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Category:Condicinae Category:Moths of North America Category:Moths described in 1852 Category:Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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