genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 belonging to the
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
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 Pyrali ...
. Some breed in the nests of
Anthophila
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 superfami ...
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 group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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 Sym ...
s are
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...
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 giv ...
,
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several 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 plants (primar ...
and
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...
Aphomia baryptera
''Aphomia baryptera'' is a moth of the family 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 ...
Aphomia caffralis
''Aphomia caffralis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by George Hampson in 1917 and is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, sout ...
'' Hampson, 1917
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Aphomia curvicostella
''Aphomia curvicostella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Hans Zerny in 1914. It is found in Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe ...
Aphomia erumpens
''Aphomia erumpens'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898 and is known from Queensland
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'' (Lucas, 1898)
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Aphomia euchelliellus
''Aphomia euchelliellus'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Snellen, in 1900, and is known from Java in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and O ...
'' (Snellen, 1900)
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Aphomia foedella
''Aphomia foedella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Zeller, in 1839. It is found in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country ...
'' (Zeller, 1839)
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Aphomia fulminalis
''Aphomia fulminalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Zeller in 1872, and is known from the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mi ...
'' (Zeller, 1872)
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Aphomia fuscolimbella
''Aphomia fuscolimbellus'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia
''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 para ...
'' (Ragonot, 1887)
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Aphomia grisea
''Aphomia grisea'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Turati in 1913, and is known from Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; fre ...
'' Turati, 1913
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Aphomia homochroa
''Aphomia homochroa'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905 and is known from Australia (it was described from Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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Aphomia monochroa
''Aphomia monochroa'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by George Hampson in 1912 and is known from Sri Lanka and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It ...
'' (Hampson, 1912)
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Aphomia murciella
''Aphomia murciella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Zerny in 1914, and is known from Spain
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Aphomia spoliatrix
''Aphomia spoliatrix'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1881 and is known from south-eastern Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибир ...
'' Christoph, 1881
* ''
Aphomia taiwanalis
''Aphomia taiwanalis'' is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Jinshichi Shibuya in 1928. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East a ...
Aphomia unicolor
''Aphomia unicolor'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1879 and is known from Greece, Spain, Algeria and Asia Minor
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, a ...
'' (Staudinger, 1880)
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Aphomia variegatella
''Aphomia variegatella'' is a species of Pyralidae, snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by entomologist George Hampson in 1901 and is known from Malaysia and Borneo.Aphomia vinotincta'' (Hampson, 1908)
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Aphomia zelleri
''Aphomia zelleri'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Aphomia''. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932, and is known from Central Asia and most of Europe.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is t ...
'' 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 airp ...