Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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

8 Verified sightings at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
401 In all 25 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

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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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~30%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
4 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
15 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
16 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
18 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
20 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
21 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
22 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
23 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
24 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
25 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vijayawada 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Doha 🇶🇦 Qatar
~50%
3 Jamshedpur 🇮🇳 India
~40%
4 Rajkot 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
~40%
6 Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 India
~30%
7 Berhampore 🇮🇳 India
~30%
8 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
~30%
9 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~30%
10 Xi'an 🇨🇳 China
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 189 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 Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months. That is one of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 50 mm in March.

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

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.

Which relatives of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth live in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Orange-Spotted Flower Moth (about 10%), Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Moth (about 10%) and Assembly Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (8 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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