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Beet Webworm
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Beet Webworm
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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BEET WEBWORM FACTS |
Identification
The adult Beet Webworm moth is brown with two incomplete white stripes on each forewing, and a complete white stripe across each hindwing. The Caterpillar is brownish-green, with sparse white hairs, and a brown head. It pupates in a silken web of leaves and debris on its food plant.
Other Names
Hawaiian Beet Webworm
Size
wingspan 2cm
Food
The Beet Webworm caterpillar is a horticultural pest on Silver Beet and Beetroot. It also feeds on garden plants such as Celosia and Amaranthus.
Range
The Beet Webworm is found all over the world, and throughout Australia, where it is more common in the northern regions.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Crambidae | | Genus: | Spoladea | | Species: | recurvalis | | Common Name: | Beet Webworm |
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