Perigea xanthioides

Perigea xanthioides, the red groundling moth or pied groundling moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Canada to Brazil and on Jamaica.^[1] The wingspan is about 29 mm.^[2] The larvae feed on Vernonia^[3] and Eutrochium species.^[4]

Perigea xanthioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Perigea
Species:	P. xanthioides
Binomial name
Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Hadena trita Moschler, 1886 Perigea xanthioides enixa Grote, 1875