Spoladea recurvalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
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 25
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Kanha National Park (India, about 40%), Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%) and Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Variegated Pearl (about 30%), Mung Bean Moth (about 30%) and Jasmine Moth (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 Gorongosa National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
