Aphomia terrenella

Aphomia terrenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Aphomia
Species:	A. terrenella
Binomial name
Aphomia terrenella Zeller, 1848[1]
Synonyms
Melissoblaptes furellus Zeller, 1873 Aphomia terenella Whalley, 1964 Paralipsa decorella Hulst, 1892[2]

The Terrenella Bee Moth (Aphomia terrenella) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New York south to Georgia.^[3]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have brownish-gray forewings with an indistinct blackish streak running from the wing base to the middle of the disc. They are on wing from May to August.

The larvae possibly feed on the honeycomb and/or larvae of bees.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
2. "Aphomia Hübner and Paralipsa Butler Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Galleriinae) Known to Occur in the United States and Canada". Bioone.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
3. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.