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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Galleriinae (subfamily)/  Galleriini (tribe)/  Galleria (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Citation:P.[halaena] Tinea Mellonella
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.
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Pagination:537
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992462
Name(English):Greater wax moth
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Galleria mellonella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sweden Sweden.
Distribution note:

Widely distributed from its presumtive native range, Eurasia (M. D. Picker & Ch. Griffiths 2011: 124).

Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Madagascar Lopez-Vaamonde C., Sire L., Rasmussen B., Rougerie R., Wieser C., Allaoui A. A., Minet J., deWaard J. R., Decaëns T & Lees D. C. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal deeply neglected diversity and numerous invasions of micromoths in Madagascar. page 114
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Mauritius Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 130
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Mozambique Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 187
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 278
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 173
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 125
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Sierra Leone page R. Goff
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective. page 214
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Sudan Rebel H. & Zerny H. 1917. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der mit Unterstützung der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien aus der Erbschaft Treitl von F. Werner unternommenen zoologischen Expedition nach dem anglo-ägyptischen Sudan (Kordofan), 1914. 1. Lepidoptera. page 436
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 472
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Plant note:

In nest of Apis mellifera (see C. Linnaeus 1758: 537; D. Martiré & J. Rochat 2008: 278).

Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Undefined Nest of Hymenoptera Undefined Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 278
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Galleria austrina Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 species Synonym Galleria austrina
Galleria austrinia Whalley, 1964 Whalley, 1964 species Misapplied Galleria austrinia
Galleria cerea Haworth, 1811 Haworth, 1811 species Synonym Galleria cerea
Galleria cerealis Hübner, 1825 Hübner, 1825 species Synonym Galleria cerealis
Galleria cereana (Blom, 1764) (Blom, 1764) species Synonym Phalaena cereana
Galleria cereana (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) species Synonym Tortrix cereana
Galleria cerella (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775) species Synonym Tinea cerella
Galleria crombruggheella Dufrane, 1930 Dufrane, 1930 species Misapplied Galleria crombruggheella
Galleria mellomella (Linnaeus, 1761) (Linnaeus, 1761) species Misapplied Tinea mellomella
Galleria obliquella (Walker, 1866) (Walker, 1866) species Synonym Vindana obliquella