Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Superfamily Pyraloidea > Family Pyralidae > Subfamily Galleriinae > Tribe Galleriini > Genus Galleria

Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Phalaena

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

GalleriaFabricius, 1798accepted genus name

Species group names

Phalaena mellonella Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Wasmot sources: Dutch Species Register
 English-United States: Wax Moth sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: stor bivoksmott
 Norwegian Nynorsk: stor bivoksmott
 Swedish: stort vaxmott
 Welsh: gwyfyn cwyr

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External Links

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Citation

Speidel, W. & Segerer, A. Nuss, M.. Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442629

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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2011-01-26 by & van Nieukerken, Dr Erik J. Karsholt, Dr Ole & by Speidel, W. & Segerer, A. Nuss, M.

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