About Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
Condica viscosa is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1831. This species' range extends from southern Europe and North Africa east to Arabia and the southern regions of western Asia, which includes Asia Minor, Israel and Iran. Its typical habitat is lowland coastal areas, where it occurs on dry slopes, roadside verges, dry river beds, and fallow land. The wingspan of adult Condica viscosa measures 25 to 29 mm. Writing in 1914, Warren described this species (then classified as H. viscosa Frr., also recorded as implexa Tr.) as having dull greyish-red brown forewings, with indistinct lines and stigma edges marked by scattered pale scales. The hindwings are reddish-brown, and are darker in females. Warren noted records of the species from Spain, Sicily, the Canary Islands, and Syria. Adults of this species are active on the wing in two periods: from May to June, and again in October. The larvae of Condica viscosa feed on the plants Inula viscosa, Pluchea discoroides, and Pulicaria glutinosa.
