Oecophoridae and Hawaii in an attempt to control the European gorse ("Ulex europaeus"), and the defoliating hemlock moth ("Agonopterix alstroemeriana") has been used against "Conium maculatum" poison hemlock in the United States. Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. Also possibly included is the Peruvian species "Auxotricha ochrogypsa", described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 as the sole member of its genus. In the past, the family was circumscribed more widely and
Croton (plant) Croton (plant) Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to "Codiaeum variegatum". The generic name comes from the Greek (""), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species. "Croton" is a diverse and complex taxonomic group of plants ranging from herbs and shrubs to trees. A well-known member of this genus is "Croton tiglium", a shrub native to Southeast