Bug FAQEverlasting Bud Moth
Eublemma minima · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
It occurs in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, including Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Yemen, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, the Caribbean and Paraguay.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Achille Guenée described the species in 1852.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The moth is found in Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Yemen, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, the Caribbean and Paraguay.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Yemen, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, the Caribbean and Paraguay.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Noctuidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eublemma_minima
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