Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aphomia | |
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Similar Pococera expandens, Pococera asperatella, Tosale oviplagalis, Omphalocera munroei, Pococera | ||
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.
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
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