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217 Records
Status
The only member of its genus in North America, it is found throughout the South and the East, as well as in Hawaii and parts of East Asia, Africa, and Australia. In Maryland, this species is "a widespread tropical and subtropical species occasionally found as a late seasonal migrant or vagrant as far north as southeastern Canada, although it may not permanently breed north of the subtropics" (Glaser, MicroMoths).
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Source: Wikipedia
Spoladea recurvalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Spoladea |
Species: | S. recurvalis
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Binomial name | |
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
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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]
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Spoladea recurvalis
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Spoladea recurvalis filmed in Tokyo, Japan (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Australian caterpillars
- Spoladea recurvalis at UKMoths
- McLeod, Robin (4 August 2017). "Species Spoladea recurvalis – Beet Webworm Moth – Hodges#5170". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Cirrus Digital: Spoladea recurvalis – Beet webworm moth