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Species Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth - Hodges#5629

Wax moths? - Aphomia sociella Unknown Moth - Aphomia sociella Tortricid? - Aphomia sociella 2013-06-07-lep3 - Aphomia sociella - male Aphomia sociella - female Moth - Aphomia sociella - male Bee Moth - Aphomia sociella Aphomia sociella
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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.
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