Spoladea recurvalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Pretoria on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and 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.
66th of 118
Of the 118 cities where we can rate Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Pretoria ranks 66th 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 Pretoria (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Black Wedge Pyralis (about 10%), Dotted Sable (about 10%) and Measured Pearl (about 10%), 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 Pretoria (26 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.
