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 Crambidae family. It is endemic to 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.

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