62.006 Galleria mellonella (Wax Moth)
ws: 29-40mm; Jun-Oct; honeycomb; formerly common in England but now declining
Galleria mellonella §2 female
ID: Males have a more concave termen and average smaller than females. The most robust of British Pyralidae and not likely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/08/2008; fw 14.5mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female; fw 16.5mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/09/2012; female; fw 17.3mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/08/2018; male
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2018; male; fw 9.6mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018; female; 13.4mm
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 14/08/2025
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female; fw 16.5mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/09/2012; female; fw 17.3mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/08/2018; male
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2018; male; fw 9.6mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018; female; 13.4mm
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 14/08/2025
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 25/02/2012 (§1&2) | §3 added 11/09/2012 | §4 added 17/02/2019 | §5&6 added 27/04/2019 | §7 added 06/11/2025
