Tamsica floricolans

Tamsica floricolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Tamsica
Species:	T. floricolans
Binomial name
	Tamsica floricolans; (Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
	Gesneria floricolens Butler, 1883; Hednota floricolans; Talis floricolans;

Tamsica floricolans is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.

Adults have been reared from whitish larvae among the roots of sugarcane. The larvae spin a frail cocoon in the soil.

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.

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