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Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila (bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.
Aphomia | |
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Bee moth (A. sociella) specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Subfamily: | Galleriinae |
Tribe: | Tirathabini |
Genus: | Aphomia Hübner, 1825 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The former A. pachytera is now Heteromicta pachytera.
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