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Hawaiian Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Small moth a dark chocolatey colour and white markings.

Habitat:

It entered the house attracted by the light and slipped out again the next day.

Notes:

Global pest!!! What was it doing inside a house?

Reference Links:

Spoladea recurvalis

Species ID Suggestions

Hawaiian Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Spoladea recurvalis. Global pest! http://bugguide.net/node/view/151261 http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5170 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoladea_recurvalis http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3953 http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/SPILOMELINAE/spoladea%20recurvalis.html http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/28245

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedMay 2, 2014

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