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bee moth

A moth (Galleria mellonella) that lays its eggs in beehives, where the larvae feed on the wax and debris of the honeycombs. Also called wax moth.

bee moth

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various pyralid moths, such as the wax moth, whose larvae live in the nests of bees or wasps, feeding on nest materials and host larvae

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bee moth - moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

Galleria mellonella, wax moth

pyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests

Galleria, genus Galleria - a genus of Pyralidae

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bee moth (redirected from Lesser wax moth)

bee moth
(redirected from Lesser wax moth)