Crocidomera fissuralis
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Crocidomera fissuralis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Crocidomera
. It was described by Walker in 1863, and is known from Hispaniola
and Puerto Rico
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Crocidomera
Crocidomera
Crocidomera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Zeller, in 1848.-Species:* Crocidomera fissuralis * Crocidomera imitata Neunzig, 1990* Crocidomera turbidella Zeller, 1848...
. It was described by Walker in 1863, and is known from Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.