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 |
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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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