Spoladea recurvalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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. 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.
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijayawada | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | |
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Rajkot | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Ahmedabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 9 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Xi'an | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 177th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in July to December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
91st of 118
Of the 118 cities where we can rate Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Auckland ranks 91st at about 10%. The best odds are in Vijayawada (India, about 60%), Doha (Qatar, about 50%) and Jamshedpur (India, about 40%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Auckland (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Common Grass Moth (about 20%), Swan Plant Flower Moth (about 20%) and Eudonia philerga (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (41 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
