Aphomia

Aphomia
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
  • Aphomoea J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847
  • Arenipses Hampson in Ragonot, 1901
  • Arenipses Rebel, 1901
  • Ilithyia Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  • Ilythia Stephens, 1829
  • Melia Curtis, 1828
  • Melissoblaptes Zeller, 1839

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.

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