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bee moth

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bee moth
n.
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
n
(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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Noun1.bee mothbee 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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