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Beet webworm

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Scientific Name
Spoladea recurvalis
Pest Alias
Hawaiian beet webworm moth, Beetroot webworm; Red beet worm; Webworm
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Informal:
Pterygotes
Subclass:
Pterygota
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Spilomelinae
Tribe:
Hymeniini
Genus:
Spoladea
Species:
Spoladea recurvalis

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]

References

  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.

 

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Beet webworm

Spoladea recurvalis
Scientific Name
Spoladea recurvalis
Pest Alias
Hawaiian beet webworm moth, Beetroot webworm; Red beet worm; Webworm
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Informal:
Pterygotes
Subclass:
Pterygota
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Spilomelinae
Tribe:
Hymeniini
Genus:
Spoladea
Species:
Spoladea recurvalis

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]

References

  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.

 

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Spoladea recurvalis", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.