''Aphomia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s belonging to the
family
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Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyr ...
. Some breed in the nests of
Anthophila
''Anthophila'', from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (''ánthos''), meaning "flower", and φίλος (''phílos''), meaning "loving", is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.
Species
*''Anthophila abhasica'' Danilevsky, 1969
*''Anthophila alp ...
(
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
s and
bumblebee
A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only Extant taxon, extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct r ...
s), where their
caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...
s are
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...
feeders of
wax
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give lo ...
,
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of pl ...
and
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced Gametophyte#Heterospory, microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm ...
.
Species
* ''
Aphomia argentia''
Whalley, 1964
* ''
Aphomia baryptera''
(Lower, 1901)
* ''
Aphomia burellus''
(Holland, 1900)
* ''
Aphomia caffralis''
Hampson, 1917
* ''
Aphomia curvicostella
''Aphomia curvicostella'' is a species of Pyralidae, snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Hans Zerny in 1914. It is found in Russia.
The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm.
References
Moths described in 1914
T ...
''
(Zerny, 1914)
* ''
Aphomia curvicostellus
''Aphomia curvicostellus'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Aphomia''. It was described by Zerny, in 1914, and is known from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Centra ...
''
(Zerny, 1914)
* ''
Aphomia distictella''
Hampson, 1917
* ''
Aphomia erumpens''
(Lucas, 1898)
* ''
Aphomia euchelliellus''
(Snellen, 1900)
* ''
Aphomia foedella''
(Zeller, 1839)
* ''
Aphomia fulminalis''
(Zeller, 1872)
* ''
Aphomia fuscolimbella''
(Ragonot, 1887)
* ''
Aphomia grisea''
Turati, 1913
* ''
Aphomia homochroa''
(Turner, 1905)
* ''
Aphomia isodesma''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Aphomia lolotialis''
(Caradja, 1927)
* ''
Aphomia melli''
(Caradja & Meyrick, 1933)
* ''
Aphomia monochroa''
(Hampson, 1912)
* ''
Aphomia murciella''
(Zerny, 1914)
* ''
Aphomia ochracea''
Hampson, 1917
* ''
Aphomia odontella''
(Hampson, 1898)
* ''
Aphomia opticogramma''
(Meyrick, 1935)
* ''
Aphomia pimelodes''
Meyrick, 1936
* ''
Aphomia poliocyma''
Turner, 1937
* ''
Aphomia pygmealis''
(Caradja & Meyrick, 1935)
* ''
Aphomia sabella''
(Hampson in Ragonot, 1901)
* ''
Aphomia sopozhnikovi''
(Krulikovsky, 1909
* ''
Aphomia sociella
''Aphomia sociella'', also known as the bee moth and the bumble bee wax moth, is a small moth of the family Pyralidae (snout moths) and subfamily Galleriinae. Its body and forewings are typically reddish brown, tan, or dark green in color and fe ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – bee moth
* ''
Aphomia spoliatrix''
Christoph, 1881
* ''
Aphomia taiwanalis''
(Shibuya, 1928)
* ''
Aphomia terrenella''
Zeller, 1848
* ''
Aphomia unicolor''
(Staudinger, 1880)
* ''
Aphomia variegatella''
(Hampson in Ragonot, 1901)
* ''
Aphomia vinotincta''
(Hampson, 1908)
* ''
Aphomia zelleri''
de Joannis, 1932
The former ''A. pachytera'' is now ''
Heteromicta pachytera
''Heteromicta pachytera'' is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an air ...
''.
Footnotes
References
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Tirathabini
Pyralidae genera
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