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Achroia (Wax moth)

Synonyms: Achroea; Acroia; Meliphora; Vobrix

Wikipedia Abstract

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: \n* Achroia grisella – Lesser Wax Moth \n* Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864) Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are: \n* Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation) \n* Acroia (lapsus) \n* Meliphora Guenée, 1845 \n* Vobrix Walker, 1864
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0