Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Toronto

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

11 Verified sightings at Toronto
195 In all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis, the spotted beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in various parts of the world, including North America, where it is found from Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Michigan and Ontario. It is also found in Belize, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Australia (Queensland), the Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Réunion and South Africa. The species was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. They are on wing from April to November. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
6 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
10 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
15 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
16 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
2 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~10%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in Toronto?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1005th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in Toronto?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Toronto the best place to see a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth?

29th of 30

Of the 30 cities where we can rate Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Toronto ranks 29th at under 5%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 30%), Antananarivo (Madagascar, about 10%) and Austin (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth live in Toronto?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Toronto (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 10%), Carrot Seed Moth (about 10%) and Garden Webworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (11 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.

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