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Greater Wax Moth - Hodges#5622 (Galleria mellonella)
Photo#660367
Copyright © 2012
margarethe brummermann
Moth -
Galleria mellonella
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 19, 2012
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Contributed by
margarethe brummermann
on 20 June, 2012 - 9:36am
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Maury J. Heiman
, 20 June, 2012 - 10:23am
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Somewhat looks like the Great
Somewhat looks like the Greater Wax Moth - Hodges#5622 (Galleria mellonella). Not a positive id but an observation.
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Jeff Gunter
, 20 June, 2012 - 9:48am
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Yes!
That's why it looked so vaguely familiar - we raised those as lizard food a long time ago in Europe. We have several feral bee hives on our land, so no surprise to see the moths, but it's a first.
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margarethe brummermann
, 20 June, 2012 - 10:43am
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