Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Pyralidae (Snout moths)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Synonyms and other combinations:
Phalaena (Tinea) mellonella Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Phalaena cereana Blom, 1764 | Galleria cereana Linnaeus, 1767 | Tinea cerella Fabricius, 1775 (emend.) | Galleria cerea Haworth, 1811 (emend.) | Galleria cerealis Hübner, 1825 (emend.) | Vindana obliquella Walker, 1866 | Galleria austrina Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 | Galleria crombrugheela Dufrane, 1930 |
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella, female, conf. Erwin Rennwald
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-08-08 11:21:37
Image number: 7114
female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2015-08-08 11:21:37
conf. Erwin Rennwald
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella, female, det. Daniel Bartsch
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-08-08 11:22:56
Image number: 7115
female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2015-08-08 11:22:56
det. Daniel Bartsch
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella, female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-08-08 16:11:16
Image number: 7116
female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2015-08-08 16:11:16
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella, female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-08-08 16:11:47
Image number: 7117
female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2015-08-08 16:11:47
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Große Wachsmotte Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella, female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-08-08 16:07:48
Image number: 7118
female
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2015-08-08 16:07:48
Classification:
Galleria mellonella belongs to the subfamily Galleriinae.
References, further reading, links:
- Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums