Crocidolomia pavonana Fabricius
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
- Genus: Crocidolomia
- Distribution: Middle East, Africa (S, W), Sri Lanka, India (Tamil Nadu), Burma, Thailand, W. Malaysia, Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi), Philippines, Taiwan, New Britain, Australia (Q, NT, NSW), Réunion, Seychelles, Cook Islands, Guam.
- Habitat: Lowland to montane.
- Wing Length: 13.5mm
Taxonomy
Pyralis pavonana (Fabricius, 1794: 275), TL Tranquebariae [India, Chennai] comb. n. to Crocidolomia Zeller 1852 (Shaffer et al., 1996).
- syn. Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller, 1852: 66, syn. n. (Shaffer et al., 1996) TL S. Africa. TS of Crocidolomia Zeller 1852.
- syn. Pionea comalis Guenee, 1854: 368 TL India. As syn. in Shaffer et al., (1996);
- syn. Tchahbaharia dentalis (Amsel, 1951: 549, figs) TL Iran syn. n. (Amsel, 1961: 431);
- syn. Pionea incomalis Guenee, 1854: 369. TL Japan. As syn. in Shaffer et al., (1996);
- syn. Pseudopisara quadripunctata (Shiraki, 1913: 430) TL Taiwan. As a ssp.;
Description
Crocidolomia pavonana Fabricius is distinguished by a large scale-tuft near the base of the FW costa. Its widespread nature and its variability may indicate a sp. complex. Note the small neural spots where the veins reach the HW margin.
Crocidolomia sp. 1 has larger conjoined orbicular spots and the HW has a broad purple-brown margin.
Crocidolomia sp 2 is very much less distinctively marked
Life History
Larva known as the ‘cabbage cluster caterpillar’. A pest of brassicas and other crucifers (cabbage, broccoli, Chinese cabbage) (Brassica rapa chinensis and B. rapa pekinensis). The pekinensis group includes; pe-tsai, celery cabbage & napa cabbage and the chinensis group includes bok [pak] choy. Also Cajanus cajan chickpea (Leguminosae) and Gossypium spp. (cotton) (Malvaceae). A pest of cabbages & Chinese cabbage in Sulawesi (Sembel, 1990).
References
- Fabricius, J.C. (1794) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tom. IV. C.G. Proft, Fil. et Soc., Hafniae. 434 pp.
- Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
- Shiraki, T. (1913) Investigations upon general insect pests. Spec. Rep. Formosa agric. Exp. Stn 8: 1-670.
- Amsel, H.G. (1951) Die Microlepidopteren der Brand’tchen Iran-Ausbeute, 3 Teil. Ark. Zool., 2 (1), 36: 525-563. [In German]
- Amsel, H.G. (1961) Die Microlepidopteren der Brand’tchen Iran-Ausbeute, 5 Teil. Ark. Zool., 2 (13), 17: 323-446. [In German]
- [RTS] (1994): 175-6, pl. 29 fig.12.
- Wang, HsiauYue. & Speidel, W (2000) Guide Book to Insects in Taiwan (19). Pyraloidea (Pyralidae, Crambidae). Shu Shin Books, Taipei, Taiwan; 89-90, fig.
