The Beet webworm moth sits beautifully on the leaves of the tree
| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Spoladea recurvalis | April 04,2026 | Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |








There are different types of insects and animals in the natural environment and they have different types of attractive beauty. Likewise, I am sharing a very beautiful insect in a natural environment that has a beautiful name Beet webworm moth. This is a very familiar insect to me and this insect is not a favorite insect for me. Because in reality it is a really harmful insect. It damages different types of crops and especially lives on the leaves of different crops and eats the leaves of various weed plants. It mostly likes to live in dry places.
I saw this insect sitting on a leaf of a weedy plant on the side of a hospital road last month and it was sitting very beautifully with its wings spread out like a butterfly. I saw that it was sitting very silently and wherever it sat it sat for a long time. I observed it closely and saw that its body wings had a combination of different colors and it looked very beautiful. I observed it more through Google and I realized that it really damages various crops in the agricultural field, especially soybeans, beets and sunflowers.
| Camera used | Smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | Macro |
| Iso speed | ISO 40 |
| Focal length | 2.13 mm |
| Photography | Spoladea recurvalis |
| Location | Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
| Photographer | @anisurdalim7 |
| Link to original | community |
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365307048 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 23.58284 | 90.86353 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/23.58284/90.86353 |
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