bee moth

English

Noun

bee moth (plural bee moths)

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

References

• “bee moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “bee moth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• bee moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aphomia sociella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies