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Maize moth

Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The maize moth (Spoladea recurvalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the maize moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the maize moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the maize moth as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. Ecuador
  3. Germany
  4. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the maize moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the maize moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusSpoladea
  7. SpeciesSpoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Hydrocampa albifacialis, Hydrocampa albifascialis, Hymenia diffascialis, Hymenia exodias, Hymenia fascialis, Hymenia recurvalis, Odezia hecate var. formosana, Phalaena angustalis, Phalaena fascialis, Phalaena recurvalis, Phycis recurvella, Spoladea albifacialis, Spoladea angustalis, Spoladea animalis, Spoladea exodias, Spoladea fascialis, Spoladea formosana, Spoladea recurvella

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Banded sableEnglish
  • Beet webwormEnglish
  • Beet webworm mothEnglish
  • Hawaiian beet webwormEnglish
  • Hawaiian beet webworm mothEnglish
  • Polilla del betabelSpanish
  • sokerijuurikaskoisaFinnish
  • Pyrale de la BetteraveFrench
  • Falena della barbabietolaItalian
  • シロオビノメイガJapanese
  • 흰띠명나방Korean
  • SpinaziemotDutch
  • spenatmottSwedish
  • ผีเสื้อหนอนใยผักกาดฮาวายThai
  • Pancar Ağkurdu GüvesiTurkish
  • 螟蛾Chinese
  • 甜菜白帶野螟Chinese
  • 甜菜白帶野螟蛾Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maize moth

Other species in the same genus Spoladea.

CompareMaize moth vs Spoladea mimetica

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the maize moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the maize moth as invasive in 1 country: Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the maize moth?

The maize moth (Spoladea recurvalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maize moth (Spoladea recurvalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-moth

MLA

“Maize moth (Spoladea recurvalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{maize_moth_2026,
  title = {Maize moth (Spoladea recurvalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}