Aphomia
Genus of moths / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila (bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.
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Aphomia | |
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Bee moth (A. sociella) specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Subfamily: | Galleriinae |
Tribe: | Tirathabini |
Genus: | Aphomia Hübner, 1825 |
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