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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 » Galleriini » Greater Wax Moth (Galleria) » Greater Wax Moth - Hodges#5622 (Galleria mellonella)
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moth - Galleria mellonella
Copyright © 2011 Marcia Morris

moth - Galleria mellonella
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
July 10, 2011
Size: medium
found under vapor light - any ideas ?
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Contributed by Marcia Morris on 23 October, 2011 - 11:01am
Last updated 30 October, 2011 - 8:24pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Your photo adds Virginia to the growing Bug Guide collection.
I did check out your site and will be looking forward to seeing it open!
Thanks!
… Maury J. Heiman, 30 October, 2011 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

first thought is Galleria mellonella - Hodges #5622
Do you have another photo of this one?
… Maury J. Heiman, 23 October, 2011 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
another photo
I have a top view, but it is not quite as clear as the angular view ... I will post it momentariy.

I would have never guessed at the Pyralid id. It does favor that look.

BTW, the website is nearly complete, I will be launching, hopefully, this evening if time permits, or no later than next weekend. The URL is www.shenandoahvalleymoths.net

I will be delighted if you would take a look.
… Marcia Morris, 23 October, 2011 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

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