wax moth
English edit
Noun edit
- Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives
- Achroia spp.
- A brown moth, Galleria mellonella, sole species in genus Galleria
Synonyms edit
- (certain pyralid moths): bee moth
Derived terms edit
- bumblebee wax moth (Aphomia sociella)
- greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella)
- lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella)
References edit
- “wax moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “wax moth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- wax moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia