Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

12 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
195 In all 18 parks
February 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

February–March and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–January, the lowest months.

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.

Which relatives of the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Spotted Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Diaphania ochrivitralis (about 10%) and Mung Bean 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama) (12 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.

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