Crocidosema
- The grass moth genus Crocidophora has been mis-spelled Crocidosema.
| Crocidosema | |
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| 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 | |
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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]
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]
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Footnotes
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crocidosema. |
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2010a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Crocidosema genus account. Version 2.0. Retrieved 2011-OCT-15.
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2010b): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Crocidosema species list. Version 2.0. Retrieved 2011-OCT-15.
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Crocidosema. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-OCT-15.