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Galleriinae
The Galleriinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae) and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. This subfamily includes the wax moths, whose caterpillars (waxworms) are bred on a commercial scale as food for pets and as fishing bait; in the wild, these and other species of Galleriinae may also be harmful to humans as pests.
10 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Tirathabini
tribeTirathabini
Galleriini
tribeGalleriini
Megarthridiini
tribeMegarthridiini
Cacotherapiini
tribeCacotherapiini
Joelminetiini
tribeJoelminetiini
Atrigalleria
genusAtrigalleria
Yxygodes
genusYxygodes
Rhectophlebia
genusRhectophlebia
Marisba
genusMarisba
Gallerites
genusGallerites
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122933.