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FAMILY   Pyralidae
SUBFAMILY   Galleriinae
TRIBE   Galleriini
COMMON NAME   Lesser Wax Moth
NAME   Achroia grisella
HODGES   5623
DISPLAY #   493
DESCRIPTION   The 2006 image was taken September 17th, 2005 from Sleepy Creek Forest, Morgan County, WV. Food is beeswax, dried apples and other fruits, crude sugar, pollen, and dead insects as stated by Covell. A minor pest. Range is worldwide. Adults fly during any warm period. e r
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