Crocidosema lantana, the lantana flower-cluster moth or lantana tortricid moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1910. It is native to Mexico and the southern United States, but was introduced to Hawaii in 1902, Australia in 1914 and the Caroline Islands in 1948 and 1949 to aid in the control of Lantana weeds. It has also been recorded from Yunnan, China, Sri LankaCatalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and from the African countries and islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya, RéunionBippus, 2016. New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae) - Beiträge zur Entomologie 66 (2) and South AfricaAfromoths, Species details.
The larvae feed of Lantana camara (Verbenaceae).Afromoths, PlantsBippus, 2016. New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae) - Beiträge zur Entomologie 66 (2)
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