Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Scientific name Tamsica floricolans | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tamsica Rank Species | |
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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