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Spotted beet webworm

Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The spotted beet webworm (Hymenia perspectalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the spotted beet webworm

Weight
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Length
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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 spotted beet webworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spotted beet webworm as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ecuador

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 spotted 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 spotted beet webworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusHymenia
  7. SpeciesHymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)

Synonyms Desmia rhinthonalis, Hymenia exportalis, Hymenia phrasiusalis, Hymenia primordialis, Hymenia rhinthonalis, Pyralis perspectalis, Spoladea exportalis, Zinckenia perspectalis, Zinckenia primordialis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Spotted beet webworm mothEnglish
  • Polilla Manchada de la RemolachaSpanish
  • フタシロオビノメイガJapanese
  • 꼬마흰띠풀나방Korean
  • 雙白帶野螟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted beet webworm

Other species in the same genus Hymenia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the spotted beet webworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spotted beet webworm as introduced in 1 country: Ecuador, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the spotted beet webworm?

The spotted beet webworm (Hymenia perspectalis) 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). Spotted beet webworm (Hymenia perspectalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-beet-webworm

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_beet_webworm_2026,
  title = {Spotted beet webworm (Hymenia perspectalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-beet-webworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}