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Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis

Description:

Gold with white stripes.

Habitat:

My patio in Denton tx.

Notes:

I've never seen gold like this in nature. This little moth (maybe .5inch-1inch) was flying around my patio light tonight.

1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Spoladea recurvalis. In the meanwhile a global pest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoladea_re...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9731/bgima...

BlaineHankins
Spotted by
BlaineHankins

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Sep 26, 2014
Submitted on Sep 26, 2014

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