Crocidolomia pavonana

For the other moth known as the croci, see Crocidolomia suffusalis.

Crocidolomia pavonana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crocidolomia
Species:
C. pavonana
Binomial name
Crocidolomia pavonana
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller, 1852
  • Pionea comalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pionea incomalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pseudopisara quadripunctata Shiraki, 1913
  • Tchahbaharia dentalis Amsel, 1951

Crocidolomia pavonana is a moth of the family Crambidae. Its caterpillar is a crop pest and is known as the croci or the cabbage cluster caterpillar. This moth is found in Africa and Asia, its range extending from South Africa through India to the Pacific Ocean, including Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species and are considered an agricultural pest on cabbages. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

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