Galleria mellonella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Galleria mellonella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena (Tinea) mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena cereana (Blom, 1764)
Galleria cereana (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tinea cerella (Fabricius, 1775)
Galleria cerea (Haworth, 1811)
Galleria cerealis (Hübner, 1825)
Vindana obliquella (Walker, 1866)
Galleria austrina (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Galleria crombrugheela (Dufrane, 1930)
Common name
Greater Wax Moth, Honeycomb Moth, Wax Moth.
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Galleriinae > Tribus: Galleriini > Genus: Galleria
Wingspan
25-41 mm
Habitat
Gardens, beehives, farm building and their surroundings.
Food plant
The larvae feed on wax, honey, pollen, cast off skin of honeybee larvae, etc. Galleria melonella is considered as a ubiquitous pest of the honeybees and their hives.
Flight period
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