Crocidosema
Crocidosema is a genus of tortrix moths 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.
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.
These moths are mostly small and inconspicuous. But C. plebejana is an occasional pest of cotton and has become widely distributed by trade in agricultural produce, while the lantana flower-cluster moth is employed in Lantana biocontrol and has been deliberately introduced to some locations.
Species
As of 2010, the 29 described species of Crocidosema are:Crocidosema accessa Crocidosema apicinota Crocidosema aporema Crocidosema callida Meyrick, 1917Crocidosema calvifrons Crocidosema cecidogena Crocidosema compsoptila Meyrick, 1936Crocidosema cosmoptila Meyrick, 1917Crocidosema evidens Crocidosema impendens Meyrick, 1917Crocidosema insulana Aurivillius, 1922Crocidosema lantana Busck, 1910 - lantana flower-cluster moth, lantana tortricid mothCrocidosema leprarum Walsingham in Sharp, 1907Crocidosema leptozona Crocidosema longipalpana Crocidosema nitsugai Vargas, 2019 Crocidosema marcidellum Walsingham in Sharp, 1907Crocidosema meridospila Crocidosema orfilai Pastrana, 1964Crocidosema perplexana Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847Crocidosema pollutana Crocidosema pristinana Crocidosema pyrrhulana Crocidosema roraria Meyrick, 1917Crocidosema sediliata Crocidosema thematica Crocidosema unica Crocidosema venata Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006- ''Crocidosema veternana''