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Beet Webworm Moth

🇳🇱 Geelzoommot ·Loxostege sticticalis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Beet Webworm Moth, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Loxostege sticticalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and Nearctic ecozone.

base stats

  • NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 5,227iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 2 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 5,227 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1761 (265 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Beet Webworm Moth
Nederlands
Geelzoommot
scientific name
Loxostege sticticalis
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Crambidae
sightings in NL
2
sightings in Europe
4,015
sightings worldwide
5,227
GBIF records in NL
437
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1761

relatives· Crambidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 224154, Wikidata Q930642, GBIF 1882210, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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