Desmia

{{Short description|Genus of moths}}

{{Automatic_taxobox

| image = Desmia maculalis.jpg

| image_caption = Grape leaffolder (Desmia funeralis)

| taxon = Desmia

| authority = Westwood, 1832{{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2017 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |access-date=April 6, 2018}}

| synonyms =

• Aediodes Guenée, 1854
• Arna Walker, 1856
• Hyalitis Guenée, 1854

}}

Desmia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1832.

The majority of species are found in South and Central America, though there are species in Africa, Asia, and North America. Most Desmia are small brown moths with variable white spots on the wings, although some such as Desmia flavalis are orange without white markings. Others, like Desmia filicornis, have a blue-green sheen. The end of the abdomen is often curved upward.{{cite web|title=Genus Desmia, iNaturalist|url=https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?photos=true&taxon_id=118789&view=species}} The larvae are generally small leafroller caterpillars and some species, such as Desmia funeralis, are known to be agricultural pests on grapevines.{{cite web|url=https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/leaffolder-moths|title=Missouri field guide - Leaffolder Moths}} Southern New World species may feed on wild coffee.{{cite journal|last=Berger|first=Andreas|last2=Schinnerl|first2=Johann|title=Taxonomical and phytochemical diversity of Costa Rica Palicoureeae and Psychotrieae (Rubiaceae)|journal=Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien|date=2019|volume=156}} Desmia species in North America are visually similar and often must be distinguished by DNA or genitalia.{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/3966|title=BugGuide Genus Desmia}}

File:Crambid Moth (Desmia bajulalis) (8371439840).jpg