Crocidocnemis pellucidalis

Crocidocnemis pellucidalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae

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Crocidocnemis pellucidalis
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY

It lives in parts of the Caribbean, Central and South America, and has been recorded in Florida and Texas in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Crocidocnemis pellucidalis belongs to the moth family Crambidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

In the United States it has been recorded in Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Crocidocnemis pellucidalis photo 2
Photo: James (Jim) Duggan, CC BY-SA
Crocidocnemis pellucidalis photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Crocidocnemis pellucidalis photo 4
Photo: James (Jim) Duggan, CC BY-SA
Crocidocnemis pellucidalis photo 5
Photo: Jeff Niznik, CC BY-SA

Same family (Crambidae)

Box Tree MothBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsCelery Leaftier MothCelery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalisElegant Grass-veneerElegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegansHawaiian Beet Webworm MothHawaiian Beet Webworm MothSpoladea recurvalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsGarden Grass-veneerGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBluegrass Webworm MothBluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocidocnemis_pellucidalis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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