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Pyralidae 80a0049 – 5629   Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)              The Bee Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sociella Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5629 asiatica Caradja 1916 (Aphomia) colonatus Haworth 1809 (Crambus) colonella Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) colonum Fabricius 1798 (Crambus) 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) socia Fabricius 1798 (Lithosia) 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

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