Hymenia perspectalis

Hymenia perspectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hymenia
Species:	H. perspectalis
Binomial name
Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)[1][2][3]
Synonyms
Pyralis perspectalis Hübner, 1796 Zinckenia primordialis Zeller, 1852 Spoladea exportalis Guenée, 1854 Spoladea spilotalis Saalmüller, 1880 Desmia rhinthonalis Walker, 1859 Hymenia phrasiusalis Walker, 1859

The Spotted Beet Webworm Moth (Hymenia perspectalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. 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.^[4] It is also found in Belize, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Australia (Queensland),^[5] the Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, La Réunion and South Africa.^[6]

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Adults are cinnamon-brown with narrow white bands on the forewings. The hindwings with brownish or greyish-yellow wing bands in some individuals. They are on wing from April to November.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Beta vulgaris, chard, potatoes, amaranth species and various greenhouse plants. They are green with purple dots on the head.

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