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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Galleriinae » Tirathabini » Aphomia » Bee Moth - Hodges#5629 (Aphomia sociella)

Species Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth - Hodges#5629

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Door screen moth 2 - Aphomia sociella Moth for ID - Aphomia sociella Moth at porch light - Aphomia sociella - female Aphomia sociella - male Aphomia sociella - male Aphomia sociella - male Unknown Moth - Aphomia sociella Lépidoptère - Aphomia sociella - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Galleriinae
Tribe Tirathabini
Genus Aphomia
Species sociella (Bee Moth - Hodges#5629)
Hodges Number
5629
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Identification
Remarks
Larvae develop in the nests of bees and wasps.
Introduced species, probably from Europe along with bee hives.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 29 August, 2005 - 10:18pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, Maury Heiman, Jay Greenberg
Last updated 13 August, 2018 - 7:22am

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