Aphomia

Aphomia
Bee moth (A. sociella) specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Galleriinae
Tribe:	Tirathabini
Genus:	Aphomia Hübner, 1825
Synonyms[1]
Aphomoea J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847 Arenipses Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 Arenipses Rebel, 1901 Ilithyia Berthold in Latreille, 1827 Ilythia Stephens, 1829 Melia Curtis, 1828 Melissoblaptes Zeller, 1839

Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila (bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.