A Beggar Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).

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A Beggar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2016).

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A Beggar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/19/2020).

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A Beggar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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A Beggar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2015).

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A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013).

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A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).

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A Beggar Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/9/2013).

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A Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2016).

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A Beggar Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/29/2007). Determined by Michael Guenther/BugGuide.

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A Beggar Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/24/2008).

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A Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2013).

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A Beggar Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/10/2015).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/19/2020).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020).

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Beggar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 699466 - Psn: 55)

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A Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2014).

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A Beggar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2017).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/27/2019).

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A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2017).

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A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2020).

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A Beggar Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014).

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A Beggar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2010).

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A Beggar Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/24/2006).

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A Beggar Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2001).

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A Beggar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/23/2017).

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Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 816229 - Psn: 200)

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Beggar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) kary, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1201063 - Psn: 200)

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Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/20/2025). (c) Jayden Ward, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1284173 - Psn: 200)

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A Beggar Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Beggar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2016). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Beggar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/22/2014). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beggar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Beggar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Beggar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) emilio c, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Beggar Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

A Beggar Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/29/2007). Determined by Michael Guenther/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Beggar Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/24/2008). View Record Details Media by Lance Biechele.

A Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Beggar Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). View Record Details Media by Lori Byrne.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Beggar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Beggar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beggar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Beggar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beggar Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Beggar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Beggar Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/24/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Beggar Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2001). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Beggar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/23/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Beggar Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Aaron via iNaturalist.

Beggar Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/20/2025). (c) Jayden Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by someowletmoth221 via iNaturalist.

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Eubaphe mendica

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eubaphe
Species:	E. mendica
Binomial name
*Eubaphe mendica* (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
Nudaria mendica Walker, 1854 Eubaphe biseriata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Eubaphe mendica, the beggar, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1854 and it is found in eastern North America.^[1]

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Acer and Viola species.^[2]

References

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^ "910286.00 – 7440 – Eubaphe mendica – Beggar Moth – (Walker, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ Cotinis (October 6, 2013). "Species Eubaphe mendica - The Beggar - Hodges#7440". BugGuide. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

"Species Details: Eubaphe mendica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Eubaphe mendica	Wikidata: Q8946941 BAMONA: Eubaphe-mendica BOLD: 21686 BugGuide: 3876 CoL: 3BNCK EoL: 286068 GBIF: 1985945 iNaturalist: 143015 IRMNG: 10293421 ITIS: 941917 LepIndex: 220543 MONA: 7440 NatureServe: 2.120651 NCBI: 689123 Open Tree of Life: 144011

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Beggar Moth

Eubaphe mendica (Walker, 1854)

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