Achroia

Achroia is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae.

Achroia
Adult lesser wax moth (A. grisella)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Tribe:	Galleriini
Genus:	Achroia Hübner, 1819
Type species
Bombyx cinereola Hübner, [1803]
Synonyms
Several, see text

It has only one unequivocally recognized species:^[1]

• Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser wax moth

Others are mentioned here with doubtful validity:^[2]

• Achroia aluearia Fabricius 1798
• Achroia alvea Haworth 1811
• Achroia anticella Walker 1863
• Achroia cinereola Hübner 1802
• Achroia ifranella Lucas 1955
• Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864)
• Achroia obscurevittella Ragonot 1901

Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:^[3]

• Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation)
• Acroia (lapsus)
• Meliphora Guenée, 1845
• Vobrix Walker, 1864

Footnotes

1. "Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
2. See references in Savela (2010)
3. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2010)

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Achroia. Version of November 5, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
• Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Achroia. Version of July 2, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.