62.006 BF1425 - Pyralidae - Galleriinae - Galleria mellonella

62.006 BF1425 - Pyralidae - Galleria mellonella - Wax Moth

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Pyralidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Distinctively shaped concave edge to outer forewing. It rests very similarly to a noctuid moth. A very pointed rear end to the forewing. A scale tuft on thorax. Overall Greyish-reddish brown to forewing with a number of dark spots, dashes and streaks.

Distribution: Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – Assume to be widely distributed and locally common across the county. Larva feed on wax in bee hives.

Flight Period: June / July / August / September / October / - On the wing during June – October.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 29-40mm

Food Plant: Bee-hives.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©, Belper – Dave Evans©

Galleria-mellonella – Wax Moth – Tony Davison

Galleria mellonella – Wax Moth – 17th July 2022 – Belper – Dave Evans

Galleria mellonella – Wax Moth – Tony Davison

Galleria mellonella – Wax Moth – Tony Davison

Pyralidae – Galleriinae – Galleria mellonella – Wax Moth

STATUS – Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – Assume to be widely distributed and locally common across the county. Larva feed on wax in bee hives.

ID POINTERS – Distinctively shaped concave edge to outer forewing. It rests very similarly to a noctuid moth. A very pointed rear end to the forewing. A scale tuft on thorax. Overall Greyish-reddish brown to forewing with a number of dark spots, dashes and streaks.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during June – October