Crocidosema

Crocidosema is a genus of tortrix moths (family Tortricidae) belonging to the tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. They are found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, being especially common in the Neotropics. But some occur elsewhere, such as on the Hawaiian Islands.[2]

The grass moth genus Crocidophora has been misspelled Crocidosema
See also: Glossary of entomology terms

Crocidosema
Imago of the widespread C. plebejana,
Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Division:
Ditrysia
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Olethreutinae
Tribe:
Eucosmini
Genus:
Crocidosema

Zeller, 1847
Type species
Crocidosema plebejana
Zeller, 1847
Diversity
28 species
Synonyms

[1]
Crocidosoma (lapsus)
Crosidosema (lapsus)
Heligmocera Walsingham, 1891
Parasuleima Clarke, 1965

At least some of them can be recognized by their wing veins. In the hindwings, vein 3 and 4 originate from a common stalk, and are approached by the fifth vein at its end. In the forewings, veins 4-6 converge at the termen.[3]

These moths are mostly small and inconspicuous. But C. plebejana is an occasional pest of cotton (and some other mostly malvaceous plants) and has become widely distributed by trade in agricultural produce, while the lantana flower-cluster moth (C. lantana) is employed in Lantana biocontrol and has been deliberately introduced to some locations.

Species

As of 2010, the 29 described species of Crocidosema are:[4]

Footnotes
  1. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), Baixeras et al. (2010a)
  2. Baixeras et al. (2010ab)
  3. Clarke (1986)
  4. Baixeras et al. (2010b)
  5. [Vargas HA (2019) A new species of Crocidosema Zeller (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from the Andes of northern Chile. Nota Lepidopterologica 42(2): 129-136. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.42.38341 https://nl.pensoft.net/article/38341/]
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