Achroia is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae.

Achroia
Adult lesser wax moth (A. grisella)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Galleriini
Genus: Achroia
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Bombyx cinereola
Hübner, [1803]
Synonyms

Several, see text

It has only one unequivocally recognized species:[1]

Others are mentioned here with doubtful validity:[2]

Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:[3]

  • Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation)
  • Acroia (lapsus)
  • Meliphora Guenée, 1845
  • Vobrix Walker, 1864

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ See references in Savela (2010)
  3. ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2010)

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