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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library
Pyralidae
8000415622Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Greater Wax Moth
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.51m; p. 186. Book Review and ordering
  • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at iNaturalist

Galleria mellonella
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