Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

NZOR Identifier: 50e6ca32-3347-4d10-9e38-79160b3f7466

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 45750843-7978-4073-b412-59ee752735db)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
subphylum
Hexapoda
class
Insecta
subclass
Dicondylia
infraclass
Pterygota
superorder
Neoptera
order
Lepidoptera
family
Pyralidae
subfamily
Galleriinae
genus
Galleria
species
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Linnaeus
Rank
species
Year
1758
Orignal name
Tinea mellonella Linnaeus, 1758
Nomenclatural Comment
Terrestrial
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
Yes

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
45750843-7978-4073-b412-59ee752735db
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Galleria (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
543142c6-58b5-45a3-9573-5c25d863f44b
According to
Dugdale, J.S. 1988: Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand 14: 1-262.
Has Parent
Galleria

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
5b5d79fc-a482-4ea7-b17c-01bb46ab853c
According to
Macfarlane, R. P.; Maddison, P. A.; Andrew, I. G.; Berry, J. A.; Johns, P. M.; Hoare, R. J. B.; Lariviere, M.-C.; Greenslade, P.; Henderson, R. C.; Smithers, C. N.; Palma, R. L.; Ward, J. B.; Pilgrim, R. L. C.; Towns, D. R.; McLellan, I. D.; Teulon, D. A. J.; Hitchings, T. R.; Eastop, V. F.; Martin, N. A.; Fletcher, M. J.; Stufkens, M. A. W.; Dale, P. J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T. R.; Trewick, S. A. Ch.9: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda, Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 2.
Preferred Name
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
75918acc-544d-4982-b4ca-55c6e9eb04cf
According to
Macfarlane, R.P.; Andrew, I.G.; Berry, J.A.; Johns, P.M.; Hoare, R.J.B.; Lariviere, M-C.; Grenslade, P.; Henderson, R.C.; Smithers, C.N.; Palma, R.L.; Ward, J.B.; Pilgrm, R.L.C.; Towns, D.R.; McLellan, I.; Teulon, D.A.J.; Hitchings, T.R.; Eeastop, V.F.; Martin, N.A.; Fletcher, M.J.; Stufkens, M.A.W.; Dale, P.J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T.R. 9: Phylum ARTHROPODA subphylum hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects, Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 2.
Preferred Name
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
ad3d364c-4d9e-4b3c-b320-da591c6d0a57
According to
NZAC (2012-) New Zealand Arthropod Collection Names Database - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Galleria

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
b99aa968-97e5-42ab-8374-ca9b3acf1406
According to
Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. 1999: Handbook of the New Zealand Insect Names: Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Alllied Organisms. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand 12: 100pp

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
greater wax moth
Name Id
42089cdf-72fa-4d4d-a25c-abce10ce542e
According To
Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. 1999: Handbook of the New Zealand Insect Names: Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Alllied Organisms. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand 12: 100pp

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