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Achroia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Pyralidae

Higher classification
  
Galleriini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Division
  
Ditrysia

Subfamily
  
Galleriinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Lesser wax moth, Pyralidae, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Galleriinae

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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; two others are placed here but their validity is doubtful:

  • Achroia grisella – Lesser Wax Moth
  • Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864)
  • Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:

  • Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation)
  • Acroia (lapsus)
  • Meliphora Guenée, 1845
  • Vobrix Walker, 1864
  • References

    Achroia Wikipedia