Hawaiian Beet Webworm
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Forewing dark brown or gray with broad white median band beginning at inner margin and terminating in "fish-hook" shape before reaching costa; broad white PM band beginning at costa and terminating part-way across wing, with three white spots beyond it; fringe of both wings with dark and light patches.
Wing Span: 1.9-2.4 cm.
Life History: Two generations per year.
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Beets, chard, spinach, and various weeds such as Amaranthus and Chenopodium species.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Gardens, fields, waste places.
Range: Ontario and New York to Florida, west through Texas to California, north to Illinois. Also occurs in Hawaii, the Neotropics, and many of the warmer regions of the world (Australia, Africa, southeast Asia), migrating north in late Summer.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs: Considered pests.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Nov 08, 2024
Submitted by: Bookworm86
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Nov 07, 2024
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Oct 14, 2024
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
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Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2024
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2024
Observation date: Aug 27, 2023
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2024
Observation date: Oct 02, 2022
Submitted by: Dochartaigh
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 28, 2024
Observation date: Nov 14, 2018
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 26, 2024
Observation date: Nov 10, 2018
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 26, 2024
Observation date: Nov 27, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
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Verified date: Mar 26, 2024
Observation date: Oct 13, 2022
Submitted by: talusrutgers
Region: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 23, 2024
Observation date: Oct 20, 2023
Submitted by: jcarter
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 24, 2023
Observation date: Oct 09, 2023
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2023
Observation date: Oct 13, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2023
Observation date: Oct 06, 2023
Submitted by: cp2023
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 07, 2023
Observation date: Sep 24, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2023
Observation date: Sep 27, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2023
Observation date: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2023
Observation date: Sep 13, 2023
Submitted by: Pkleinsasser
Region: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2023
Observation date: Aug 29, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2023
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2023
Observation date: Aug 15, 2023
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 16, 2023
Observation date: Jul 20, 2023
Submitted by: sgensits
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2023
Observation date: Aug 28, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 28, 2023
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