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Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)

Names

EnglishSpotted Beet Webworm Moth
Dutch—
SpanishPolilla Manchada de la Remolacha
Chinese双白带野螟
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)

About this species

Hymenia perspectalis, the spotted beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in various parts of the world, including North America, where it is found from Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Michigan and Ontario. It is also found in Belize, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Australia (Queensland), the Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Réunion and South Africa. The species was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. They are on wing from April to November.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusHymenia

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2016First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo13

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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