Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis

"Hymenia perspectalis" is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. 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, the Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Réunion and South Africa.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Adults are cinnamon brown with narrow white bands on the forewings. The hindwings with brownish or greyish-yellow wing bands in some individuals. They are on wing from April to November.
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Naming

The species was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.
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Food

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including "Beta vulgaris", chard, potatoes, amaranth species and various greenhouse plants. They are green with purple dots on the head. Food plant records for this species also include "Althernanthera pungens", "Elcipta prostrana", "Eleutheranthera ruderalis", "Melanthera canescens", "Wedelia trilobata", "Amaranthus hibridus", "Amaranthus australis" and "Rivinia humilis".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusHymenia
SpeciesH. perspectalis
Photographed in
Colombia
Malaysia
United States of America