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: Sep 25, 2021
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States
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Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
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Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
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Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
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Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2020
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Sep 14, 2020
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Region: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jan 12, 2021
Observation date: Oct 15, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 23, 2020
Observation date: Oct 11, 2020
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
Observation date: Oct 28, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: teachsci
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: LJacobs
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 24, 2020
Observation date: Oct 20, 2016
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Nov 13, 2020
Observation date: Oct 28, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Oct 30, 2020
Observation date: Oct 28, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Oct 28, 2020
Observation date: Oct 23, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Oct 27, 2020
Observation date: Oct 22, 2020
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
Observation date: Oct 22, 2020
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Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
Observation date: Oct 18, 2020
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Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 18, 2020
Observation date: Oct 09, 2020
Submitted by: davidf66
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 16, 2020
Observation date: Oct 12, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Northampton County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2020
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