Spoladea recurvalis

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.

Spoladea recurvalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Spoladea
Species:	S. recurvalis
Binomial name
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
List Phalaena recurvalis Fabricius, 1787 Zinckenia recurvalis Phalaena Pyralis fascialis Stoll, in Cramer, 1782 Hymenia recurvalis Hymenia exodias Meyrick, 1904 Hydrocampa albifacialis Boisduval, 1833 Hydrocampa albifascialis Boisduval, 1833 Hymenia diffascialis Hübner, 1825 Nacoleia ancylosema Dognin, 1909 Odezia hecate var. formosana Shiraki, 1910 Phalaena angustalis Fabricius, 1787 Phycis recurvella Zincken, 1818 Spoladea animalis Guenée, 1854

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.^[1]

Gallery

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  Spoladea recurvalis
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  Dorsal view
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  Ventral view
• Spoladea recurvalis filmed in Tokyo, Japan (2016)