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Southern beet webworm

Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The southern beet webworm (Herpetogramma bipunctalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the southern beet webworm

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 southern beet webworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the southern beet webworm as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Ecuador
  2. Eswatini

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 southern beet webworm 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 southern beet webworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusHerpetogramma
  7. SpeciesHerpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794

Synonyms Acharana simplex, Acharana subaenescens, Botys detritalis, Botys lycialis, Botys philealis, Botys repetitalis, Herpetogramma admensalis, Herpetogramma detritalis, Herpetogramma honestalis, Herpetogramma lycialis, Herpetogramma philealis, Herpetogramma repetitalis, Herpetogramma simplex, Herpetogramma subaenescens, Pachyzancla honestalis, Psara admensalis, Psara bipunctalis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Southern beet webworm mothEnglish
  • Two-spotted HerpetogrammaEnglish
  • Two-spotted Herpetogramma mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern beet webworm

Other species in the same genus Herpetogramma.

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

CrambidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the southern beet webworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the southern beet webworm as introduced in 2 countries: Ecuador and Eswatini, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the southern beet webworm?

The southern beet webworm (Herpetogramma bipunctalis) 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). Southern beet webworm (Herpetogramma bipunctalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-beet-webworm

MLA

“Southern beet webworm (Herpetogramma bipunctalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-beet-webworm.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_beet_webworm_2026,
  title = {Southern beet webworm (Herpetogramma bipunctalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-beet-webworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}