''Achroia'' is a
genus of small
moths of the
snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the
tribe Galleriini
Galleriini is a tribe (biology), tribe of moths of the subfamily Galleriinae.
Genera
In alphabetical order: of
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.
It has only one unequivocally recognized species:
* ''
Achroia grisella''
(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 w ...
''
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 w ...
''
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 w ...
''
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 w ...
''
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 w ...
''
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 h ...
''
(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'')
* ''Meliphora''
Guenée, 1845
* ''Vobrix''
Walker, 1864
Footnotes
References
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''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
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