Little Beggar Moth

Eubaphe meridiana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae

Also called: Little Beggar

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Little Beggar Moth
Photo: Asher P Higgins, CC BY

The little beggar moth, Eubaphe meridiana, is a member of the Geometridae family. It occurs in the eastern part of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Eubaphe meridiana belongs to the moth family Geometridae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species is found in the eastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is the eastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, Georgia, South 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

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Little Beggar Moth photo 2
Photo: Asher P Higgins, CC BY
Little Beggar Moth photo 3
Photo: harrier, CC BY
Little Beggar Moth photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Little Beggar Moth photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Questions people ask

Where is the little beggar moth found?

It lives in the eastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Geometridae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eubaphe_meridiana

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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