Galleria mellonella

Greater Wax Moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.113382-35.259590
• Altitude 605.4m
• Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Mar 2022 08:22 PM Recorded on
• ibaird Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

• Galleria mellonella Scientific name
• Greater Wax Moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Major weed or pest
• Up to 637.6m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Galleria austrina

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