Hymenia perspectalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Padre Island National Seashore's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
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.
6th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Spotted Beet Webworm Moth sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 6th at about 10%. 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 Padre Island National Seashore (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Garden Webworm Moth (about 10%), Genista Broom Moth (about 10%) and Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth (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 Padre Island National Seashore (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.
