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 Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 146th most-seen of the 557 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in February and August, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
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.
71st of 118
Of the 118 cities where we can rate Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 71st 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 Tuen Mun (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Heortia vitessoides (about 10%), Strepsinoma croesusalis (about 10%) and Ornate Hydriris Moth (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 Tuen Mun (31 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.
