Spoladea recurvalis
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Rajkot on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 8 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Rajkot on a given day, against about 10% in February, June, September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Rajkot's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in February.
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.
4th of 118
Of the 118 cities where we can rate Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Rajkot ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in Vijayawada (India, about 60%), Doha (Qatar, about 50%) and Jamshedpur (India, about 40%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Rajkot (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 60%), Tawny Coster (about 40%) and Zebra Blue (about 40%), 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 Rajkot (7 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.
