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Crambidae 80a1037 – 5170   Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)              Hawaiian Beet Webworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Acanthaceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Aizoaceae Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Araceae Arecaceae Asteraceae Balsaminaceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Juglandaceae Lamiac..  Host genera: Alternanthera Amaranthus Apium Atriplex Bassia Beta Boerhavia Bougainvillea Brassica Carya Celosia Chenopodium[unresolved] Chrysanthemum Colocasia Corchorus Dypsis Eruca Eryngium Eupatorium[unresolved...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1923); polyphagous on a wide variety of plants (B Landry 2016).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5170 recurvella (Zincken, 1818) (Phycis) albifacialis (Boisduval, 1833) (Hydrocampa) ancylosema (Dognin, 1909) (Nacoleia) angustalis (Fabricius, 1787) (Phalaena) animalis Guenée, 1854 (Spoladea) diffascialis (Hübner, [1825]) (Hymenia) exodias (Meyrick, 1904) (Hymenia) fascialis (Stoll, in: Cramer, [1782]) (Phalaena) formosana (Shiraki, 1910) (Odezia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.37m; p. 179. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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