Achroia
| Achroia | |
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| Lesser Wax Moth (A. grisella), adult specimen | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Galleriinae |
| Tribe: | Galleriini |
| Genus: |
Achroia Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
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Bombyx cinereola Hübner, [1803] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Several, see text |
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Several, see text
Achroia is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae.
It has only one unequivocally recognized species; two others are placed here but their validity is doubtful:
Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:
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