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Beet Webworm - Spoladea recurvalis

Family Crambidae   

This page contains pictures and information about Beet Webworm Pyralid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. 
 
Body length 10mm 
 
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The moth is brown with two incomplete white stripes on forewings and the complete white stripes across hindwings.
 
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The Caterpillar is brownish-green in colours with pale brown head. It lives in silken web of leaves on beet.
 
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Reference:
1. Images of Spoladea recurvalis - All Leps, Barcode of life. 
2. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
2. Some moths of PYRAUSTINAE in Australia - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.  

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Last updated: August 18, 2011.