''Achroia'' is a
genus
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of small
moth
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s of the
snout moth
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family
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(Pyralidae). It belongs to the
tribe
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Galleriini
Galleriini is a tribe (biology), tribe of moths of the subfamily Galleriinae.
Genera
In alphabetical order: of
subfamily
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Galleriinae
The Galleriinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family (biology), family Pyralidae) and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. This subfamily includes the wax moths, whose caterpillars (waxworms) a ...
.
It has only one unequivocally recognized species:
* ''
Achroia grisella
The lesser wax moth (''Achroia grisella'') is a small moth of the snout moth family (Pyralidae) that belongs to the subfamily Galleriinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Adults are about 0.5 inches (13 ...
''
(Fabricius, 1794) – lesser wax moth
Others are mentioned here with doubtful validity:
* ''
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 synonym
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...
s of this genus are:
[Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2010)]
* ''Achroea''
Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation)
* ''Acroia''
(''lapsus
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Investigations
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'')
* ''Meliphora''
Guenée, 1845
* ''Vobrix''
Walker, 1864
Footnotes
References
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Achroia'' Version of November 5, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
* (2010): Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' &ndash
Version of July 2, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
Galleriini
Pyralidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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