Crocidosema
Introduction '''''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.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 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:* ''Crocidosema accessa'' (Heinrich, 1931)* ''Crocidosema apicinota'' (Turner, 1946)* ''Crocidosema aporema'' (Walsingham, 1914)* ''Crocidosema callida'' Meyrick, 1917* ''Crocidosema calvifrons'' (Walsingham, 1891)* ''Crocidosema cecidogena'' (Kieffer, 1908)* ''Crocidosema compsoptila'' Meyrick, 1936* ''Crocidosema cosmoptila'' Meyrick, 1917* ''Crocidosema evidens'' (Meyrick, 1917)* ''Crocidosema impendens'' Meyrick, 1917* ''Crocidosema insulana'' Aurivillius, 1922* ''Crocidosema lantana'' Busck, 1910 – lantana flower-cluster moth, lantana tortricid moth* ''Crocidosema leprarum'' Walsingham in Sharp, 1907* ''Crocidosema leptozona'' (Meyrick, 1921)* ''Crocidosema longipalpana'' (Moschler, 1891)* ''Crocidosema nitsugai'' Vargas, 2019 * ''Crocidosema marcidellum'' Walsingham in Sharp, 1907* ''Crocidosema meridospila'' (Meyrick, 1922)* ''Crocidosema orfilai'' Pastrana, 1964* ''Crocidosema perplexana'' (Fernald, 1901)* ''Crocidosema plebejana'' Zeller, 1847* ''Crocidosema pollutana'' (Zeller, 1877)* ''Crocidosema pristinana'' (Zeller, 1877)* ''Crocidosema pyrrhulana'' (Zeller, 1877)* ''Crocidosema roraria'' Meyrick, 1917* ''Crocidosema sediliata'' (Meyrick, 1912)* ''Crocidosema thematica'' (Meyrick, 1918)* ''Crocidosema unica'' (Heinrich, 1923)* ''Crocidosema venata'' Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006* ''Crocidosema veternana'' (Zeller, 1877)(incomplete list)
Footnotes
References *  (2010a):  Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae –  Genus ''Crocidosema'' account. Version 2.0.Retrieved 2011-OCT-15. *  (2010b):  Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae –  ''Crocidosema'' species list. Version 2.0.Retrieved 2011-OCT-15. *  (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' '''416''': 1-485.PDF fulltext  (214 MB! )*  (2004):  Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species –  ''Crocidosema''. Version of 2004-NOV-05.Retrieved 2011-OCT-15.