Spoladea recurvalis

Spoladea recurvalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Spoladea
Species:
S. recurvalis
Binomial name
Spoladea recurvalis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena recurvalis Fabricius, 1787
    • Zinckenia recurvalis
    • Phalaena Pyralis fascialis Stoll, in Cramer, 1782
    • Hymenia recurvalis
    • Hymenia exodias Meyrick, 1904
    • Hydrocampa albifacialis Boisduval, 1833
    • Hydrocampa albifascialis Boisduval, 1833
    • Hymenia diffascialis Hübner, 1825
    • Nacoleia ancylosema Dognin, 1909
    • Odezia hecate var. formosana Shiraki, 1910
    • Phalaena angustalis Fabricius, 1787
    • Phycis recurvella Zincken, 1818
    • Spoladea animalis Guenée, 1854

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.[1]

  1. ^ Shirai, Yoichi (1 September 2006). "Flight activity, reproduction, and adult nutrition of the beet webworm, Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Applied Entomology and Zoology (in Japanese). 41 (3): 405–414. Bibcode:2006AppEZ..41..405S. doi:10.1303/aez.2006.405. ISSN 0003-6862. Retrieved 21 June 2022.