Tamsica floricolans is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Diptychophorini |
| Genus: | Tamsica |
| Species: | T. floricolans
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| Tamsica floricolans (Butler, 1883)
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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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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.