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Pyralidae
80a0049 – 5629   Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
             The Bee Moth
© Stephen Luk - f.© David Reed - m.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • colonatus (Haworth, 1809) (Crambus)
  • colonum (Fabricius, 1798) (Crambus)
  • socia (Fabricius, 1798) (Lithosia)
  • sociella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5629
  • asiatica Caradja, 1916 (Aphomia)
  • colonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena)
  • eritrella Della Beffa, 1941 (Aphomia)
  • grisea Turati, 1913 (Aphomia)
  • lanceolata Dufrane, 1930 (Aphomia)
  • minor Dufrane, 1930 (Aphomia)
  • pedemontella Della Beffa, 1941 (Aphomia)
  • rufinella Krulikovsky, 1909 (Aphomia)
  • tribunella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Tinea)
  • virescens Skala, 1929 (Aphomia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Solis, M.A., & M.A. Metz, 2008. Aphomia Hübner and Paralipsa Butler Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Galleriinae) Known to Occur in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110(3): 592-601.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Aphomia sociella
    © Bob Patterson - f.
    Aphomia sociella
    © Bob Patterson - m.
    Aphomia sociella
    © Ian Kimber - f.
    Aphomia sociella
    © Ian Kimber - m.
    Aphomia sociella
    © David Silsbee - f.
    Aphomia sociella
    © Bo Zaremba - f.
    Aphomia sociella
    © Jim Vargo

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