bee moth

bee moth

n.

See wax moth.

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bee moth

n

(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`

n.

a moth, Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on honeycombs in beehives. Also called wax moth.

[1820–30, Amer.]

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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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