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 22, 2018
Submitted by: JeffPollan
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 24, 2018
Observation date: Sep 13, 2018
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: Dean Breaux
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 16, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
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Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: randimal
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Oct 10, 2017
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: May 20, 2018
Observation date: Oct 14, 2016
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: daleatherman@msn.com
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Dec 13, 2017
Observation date: Oct 24, 2017
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 25, 2017
Observation date: Oct 20, 2017
Submitted by: EdgarPS
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 20, 2017
Submitted by: fragglecat
Region: Hays County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 17, 2017
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: jpjohnson
Region: Love County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Nassau County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 08, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 26, 2017
Observation date: Sep 07, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 21, 2017
Observation date: Sep 09, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Texas, Waller County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 10, 2017
Observation date: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: Daniel Taylor
Region: Worcester County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2017
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2017
Observation date: Aug 05, 2017
Submitted by: jdzadik
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2017
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 29, 2017
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 30, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: jeffmci9
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 16, 2017
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