Family: Pyralidae       Sub-family: Galleriinae ABH 62.001 B&F 1428     *     Bee Moth     *     Aphomia sociella Widespread, fairly common Wingspan: 18-44mm. Flight time: June-August Sexually dimorphic, males are brighter coloured than the females Larvae feed inside bee and wasp nests on the comb.

Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010 and 2011