Aphomia terrenella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Aphomia |
| Species: | A. terrenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphomia terrenella Zeller, 1848[1] | |
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The Terrenella Bee Moth (Aphomia terrenella) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New York south to Georgia.[3]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have brownish-gray forewings with an indistinct blackish streak running from the wing base to the middle of the disc. They are on wing from May to August.
The larvae possibly feed on the honeycomb and/or larvae of bees.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Aphomia Hübner and Paralipsa Butler Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Galleriinae) Known to Occur in the United States and Canada". Bioone.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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