| Galleria mellonella | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Habitat
- Beehives
- Farm building and their surroundings
- Gardens
25-41 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
AfrikaansGroot wasmot
CatalàArna de la cera
ČeskyZavíječ voskový
DanskStort voksmøl
DeutschGroße Wachsmotte
Eesti keelVahaleedik
EnglishGreater Wax Moth
EnglishHoneycomb Moth
EnglishWax Moth
EspañolPolilla de la cera
FrançaisFausse teigne de la cire
FrançaisTeigne de la cire
MagyarNagy viaszmoly
NederlandsGrote wasmot
PolskiBarciak większy
PortuguêsTraça grande da cera
SlovenčinaVijačka voštinová
SlovenščinaVeliki voščeni molj
SuomeksiIsovahakoisa
SvenskaStort vaxmott
БеларускаяАгнёўка вялікая васковая
БългарскиГолям восъчен молец
РусскийОгневка большая восковая
РусскийОгневка большая пчелиная
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Lepiforum e. V.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger
North American Moth Photographers Group
Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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