wax moth

== English == === Noun === wax moth (plural wax moths) Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives Achroia spp., possibly only Achroia grisella A brown moth, Galleria mellonella, sole species in genus Galleria ==== Synonyms ==== (certain pyralid moths): bee moth ==== Derived terms ==== bumblebee wax moth (Aphomia sociella) greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella) ==== Translations ==== === References === “wax moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “wax moth”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. wax moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia