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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Linnaeus
Linnaeus
1758
ICZN
Tinea mellonella Linnaeus, 1758
species
Galleria mellonella

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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Galleria
mellonella

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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus)
Dugdale, J.S. (1988)
Galleria Fabricius, 1798
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus)
Macfarlane, R. P.; Maddison, P. A. et al. (2010)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)
Tinea mellonella Linnaeus, 1758
Tinea mellonella Linnaeus, 1758
Dugdale, J.S. (1988)
Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

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New Zealand
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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
New Zealand
Wairarapa
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8 March 2011
31 July 2025
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