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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) 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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.40f; p. 186. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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