Beet Webworm Moth
Loxostege munroealis (Leraut, 2005)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: forewing fringe scales black, contrasting with thin yellowish band along outer margin; ground color yellowish-brown with patchwork pattern of light and dark blotches; PM line very wavy, with a pale area distal to the line where it meets the costa; at rest, outline of moth is triangular
Wing Span: 2.4-2.9 cm
Life History:
Flight: May to September
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat: fields, gardens, waste places
Range: Manitoba to Texas and westward; sporadic eastward to the New England states
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Loxostege munroealis Leraut, 2005, n. sp., Nouv. Rev. Entomol., 22(2): 134, includes as a synonym [5004] Loxostege sticticalis of authors, not (Linnaeus, 1761). "True" L. sticticalis is a Eurasian species extralimital to North America.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 81 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jun 02, 2021
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: John W Ashley
Region: Phillips County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 21, 2018
Observation date: Aug 28, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2014
Submitted by: pomarinejaeger
Region: Sanilac County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Apr 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: kking216
Region: Hall County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: Nov 18, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Sep 06, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (John Fedak)
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 28, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 17, 2015
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 02, 2016
Observation date: Aug 07, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 30, 2015
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