Hymenia perspectalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 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.
July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–June, the lowest months.
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.
17th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Basswood Leafroller Moth (about 10%), Hollow-Spotted Blepharomastix Moth (about 10%) and Elegant Grass-Veneer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (6 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.
