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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Larentiinae » Eudulini » Eubaphe » The Beggar - Hodges#7440 (Eubaphe mendica)

Species Eubaphe mendica - The Beggar - Hodges#7440

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Geometridae: Eubaphe mendica - Eubaphe mendica

Moth with orange pattern - Eubaphe mendica

MothTheBeggar_Eubaphe_mendica05302019_GH_ - Eubaphe mendica

Pale yellow moth with brown wing spots - Eubaphe mendica

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Larentiinae

Tribe Eudulini

Genus Eubaphe

Species mendica (The Beggar - Hodges#7440)

Hodges Number

7440

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eubaphe mendica (Walker, 1854). Synonyms:

Nudaria mendica Walker, 1854 (original combination)

Eubaphe biseriata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet mendica is from a Latin root meaning "poor", or "a beggar" (1).

Speculation: the bare areas on the wings perhaps resemble the holes in a beggar's clothing.

Size

Wingspan 2.1-3 cm

Identification

Wings translucent, with light spots on forewings.

Range

Includes eastern North America.

Season

May-September (3 broods)

Food

Larvae feed on maples (Acer) and violets (Viola), rather different and unrelated plants!

Life Cycle

Larva; pupa; adult

Remarks

This is not a typical geometer in appearance, at least.

See Also

Print References

Covell, p. 387, plate 49 #17 (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Maryland Moths

iNaturalist

Moths of North Carolina

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Contributed by Cotinis on 20 May, 2004 - 11:04am
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, anitagould, Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor
Last updated 21 January, 2025 - 2:01pm

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