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Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Hsu Hong Lin, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Names

EnglishHawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
DutchSpinaziemot
SpanishPolilla del betabel
Chinese甜菜青野螟
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSpoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

About this species

Spoladea recurvalis, the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwide, but mainly in the tropics.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on spinach, beet, cotton, maize and soybean. When fully grown, they are about 19 mm long.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusSpoladea

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
2023First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo4
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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