Condica illecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in both the Indo-Australian and Pacific tropics, including Borneo, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, New Guinea, the Society Islands, Taiwan and Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.^{[citation needed]} It is also present in New Zealand.[1]

Condica illecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Condica
Species:	C. illecta
Binomial name
Condica illecta (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Perigea illecta Walker, 1865 Hadena funesta Walker, 1865 Hadena spargens Walker, 1865 Platysenta illecta

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are brown with an indistinct complex wingpattern.^{[citation needed]}

Larvae feed on various Asteraceae species, including Ageratum houstonianum, Bidens pilosa and Calendula officinalis. The young larvae are smooth and green with a brown head. Later instars develop a purple herring-bone pattern with a black head. Finally they turn brown with a thin wavy white line along each side, and white spots. Pupation takes place in the soil.^{[citation needed]}

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