Aphomia sociella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Aphomia sociella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena (Tinea) sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena (Tinea) colonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tinea tribunella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775),
Aphomia grisea (Turati, 1913) [Karsholt & Razowski] (1996)
Aphomia asiatica (Caradja,1916)
Aphomia virescens (Skala, 1929)
Aphomia minor (Dufrane, 1930)
Aphomia lanceolata (Dufrane, 1930)
Aphomia eritrella (Della Beffa, 1941)
Aphomia pedemontella (Della Beffa, 1941)
Common name
Bee Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Tribus: Tirathabini > Genus: Aphomia
Wingspan
18-44 mm
Habitat
Meadows and shrubland.
Food plant
The larvae feed on the comb inside bee and wasp nests.
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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