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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Timbreland16
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 31, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 18, 2019
Observation date: Sep 27, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Sep 06, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Oct 03, 2018
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Sep 23, 2018
Submitted by: KS bird-man
Region: Saline County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 12, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
Observation date: Dec 04, 2018
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 22, 2019
Observation date: Dec 08, 2018
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 16, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 05, 2018
Observation date: Nov 06, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 04, 2018
Observation date: Nov 25, 2018
Submitted by: Cardinal52
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 01, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2018
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2018
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