Tamsica floricolans

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

Tamsica floricolans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Diptychophorini
Genus: Tamsica
Species:
T. floricolans
Binomial name
Tamsica floricolans
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Gesneria floricolens Butler, 1883
  • Hednota floricolans
  • Talis floricolans

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.