Moths of North Carolina
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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Greater Wax Moth


Galleria mellonellaGalleria mellonellaGalleria mellonella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Pyralidae
Subfamily:
Galleriinae
Tribe:
Galleriini
P3 Number:
80a0041
MONA Number:
5622.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Galleria mellonellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Recorded as scattered locations around the state, including both natural and human-altered habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on honeycomb (Forbes, 1923) but have also been reported on dried fruit and other detritus (Covell, 1984). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNA
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Cosmopolitan; exotic in North Carolina.

 Photo Gallery for Galleria mellonella - Greater Wax Moth

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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-14
Pamlico Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-12
Pamlico Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-27
Davidson Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-15
Buncombe Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-11
Madison Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-09-13
Durham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-08-31
Durham Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-17
Wake Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2021-11-07
Gates Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2021-11-07
Gates Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-15
Wake Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-15
Wake Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-08
Orange Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-08
Orange Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
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Galleria mellonellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
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