| Achroia innotata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Galleriini |
| Genus: | Achroia |
| Species: | A. innotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864) |
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Achroia innotata is a species of snout moth, known from Sarawak, Malaysia, Ceylon, Sri Lanka and South Africa. It was described by Walker in 1864, and contains the subspecies Achroia innotata innotata, Achroia innotata lankella, and Achroia innotata sakaiella.[1]
The larvae infest beehives, including those of Apis cerana.