Hymenia perspectalis explained

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.[1] It is also found in Belize, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Australia (Queensland),[2] the Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Réunion and South Africa.[3] The species was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. They are on wing from April to November.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Hymenia perspectalis - Spotted Beet Webworm Moth - Hodges#5169 . BugGuide . April 23, 2016 . February 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796) Spotted Beet Webworm Moth . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . August 17, 2013 . February 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796) . Afromoths . February 14, 2018.
  4. Bendicho-Lopez, 1998, "New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52 (2): 214-216