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

Galleria mellonellaGalleria mellonellaGalleria mellonella
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: GalleriinaeTribe: GalleriiniP3 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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 also 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

58 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-27
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2021-11-07
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2021-11-07
Gates Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-26
Carteret Co.
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