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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Pyralidae
80a0042 – 5623   Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
             Lesser Wax Moth

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
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Synonymy:
  • grisella Fabricius 1794 (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 5623
  • aluearia Fabricius 1798 (Galleria)
  • alvea Haworth 1811 (Galleria)
  • alvearia Stephens 1829 (Galleria)
  • alveariella Guenée 1845 (Meliphora)
  • anticella Walker 1863 (Ancylolomia)
  • cinerana Fabricius 1781 (Pyralis)
  • cinereola Hübner 1802 (Bombyx)
  • ifranella Lucas 1955 (Achroia)
  • major Dufrane 1930 (Achroia)
  • obscurevittella Hampson, in: Ragonot & Hampson 1901 (Achroia)
  • References
    Achroia grisella
    © Bob Patterson
    Achroia grisella
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Achroia grisella
    © Ken Childs
    Achroia grisella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Achroia grisella
    23mm – © Jim Vargo

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