bee moth

noun

Any member of the species Aphomia sociella.

Similar
wax mothGalleria mellonella
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Meanings

nounbee moth (plural bee moths)

plural bee moths

  1. Any member of the species Aphomia sociella.
  2. Any wax moth (Achroia spp.; Galleria mellonella)
  3. UKAny yellow and black hawk moth, especially genus Hemaris, that resembles a bumblebee, a bumblebee moth.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmoth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

Similar
wax mothGalleria mellonella
Broader
pyralidpyralid moth
Also see
wax moth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

bee moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20moth

MLA

“bee moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20moth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bee moth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20moth.

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