Achroia
| Achroia | |
|---|---|
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| Lesser Wax Moth (A. grisella), adult specimen | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Galleriinae |
| Tribe: | Galleriini |
| Genus: | Achroia Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Bombyx cinereola Hübner, [1803] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Several, see text | |
Achroia is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae.
It has only one unequivocally recognized species; two others are placed here but their validity is doubtful:[1]
- Achroia grisella – Lesser Wax Moth
- Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864)
Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:[2]
- Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation)
- Acroia (lapsus)
- Meliphora Guenée, 1845
- Vobrix Walker, 1864
Footnotes
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Achroia. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-MAY-29.
- Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Achroia. Version of 2010-Jul-02. Retrieved 2011-MAY-29.