Beet Webworm Moth
Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus, 1761)
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:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 39 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 09, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2021
Observation date: Sep 06, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: heinert
Region: Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 18, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 20, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: safechrisLaurie
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
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
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