About Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852
Perigea xanthioides, commonly known as the red groundling moth or the pied groundling moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its distribution ranges from Canada through to Brazil, and it is also found on Jamaica. The wingspan of adults of this species is approximately 29 millimetres. The larvae of Perigea xanthioides feed on plant species from the genera Vernonia and Eutrochium.
