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 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
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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
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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
Observation date: Nov 21, 2022
Submitted by: msandell
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 27, 2023
Observation date: Dec 13, 2014
Submitted by: Tim Norriss
Region: Holguin, Cuba
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 23, 2023
Observation date: Oct 14, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 03, 2023
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 26, 2022
Observation date: Oct 31, 2022
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 26, 2022
Observation date: Oct 26, 2022
Submitted by: Sapper Dan
Region: Bell County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 08, 2022
Observation date: Oct 16, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 09, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
Observation date: Dec 31, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
Observation date: Sep 30, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
Observation date: Mar 04, 2022
Submitted by: rarluck@gmail.com
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2021
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2022
Submitted by: tjabour
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2022
Observation date: Oct 05, 2015
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: Apr 18, 2022
Submitted by: rarluck@gmail.com
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 25, 2022
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