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 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
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Verified date: Nov 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 09, 2018
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Nov 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: District of Columbia, United States
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Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Oct 29, 2018
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 29, 2018
Observation date: Sep 30, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Oct 26, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2016
Submitted by: I Fox
Region: Hamilton County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 22, 2018
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Oct 08, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Marion County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
Observation date: Sep 21, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Sep 21, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 14, 2018
Submitted by: greggra
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: EddieGarrity
Region: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 23, 2018
Submitted by: Tindomul1of9
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: Timbreland16
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 23, 2018
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
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