''Achroia'' is a

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of small

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the

snout moth 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 Pyralida ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

(Pyralidae). It belongs to the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Galleriini Galleriini is a tribe (biology), tribe of moths of the subfamily Galleriinae. Genera In alphabetical order:

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Galleriinae The Galleriinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae) and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. This subfamily includes the wax moths, whose caterpillars (waxworms) are bred on a comme ...

. 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 ''Achroia'' is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae. It has only one unequivocally recognized species: * ''Achroia grisella'' (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser ...

'' Fabricius 1798 * ''

Achroia alvea ''Achroia'' is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae. It has only one unequivocally recognized species: * ''Achroia grisella'' (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser ...

'' Haworth 1811 * ''

Achroia anticella ''Achroia'' is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae. It has only one unequivocally recognized species: * ''Achroia grisella'' (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser ...

'' Walker 1863 * ''

Achroia cinereola ''Achroia'' is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae. It has only one unequivocally recognized species: * ''Achroia grisella'' (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser ...

'' Hübner 1802 * ''

Achroia ifranella ''Achroia'' is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae. It has only one unequivocally recognized species: * ''Achroia grisella'' (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser ...

'' Lucas 1955 * ''

Achroia innotata ''Achroia innotata'' is a species of snout moth, known from Sarawak, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and South Africa. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. The larvae infest beehives, including those of ''Apis cerana ''Apis cerana'', the eastern ...

'' (Walker, 1864) * ''

Achroia obscurevittella 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 ...

'' Ragonot 1901 Invalid

junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

s of this genus are:Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2010) * ''Achroea'' Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation) * ''Acroia'' (''

lapsus In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. Investigations In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and K ...

'') * ''Meliphora'' Guenée, 1845 * ''Vobrix'' Walker, 1864

Footnotes

References

* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
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''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 {{Galleriinae-stub