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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Pyralidae Sub Family   Galleriinae Description   A sub-family of the Pyralidae Background to Family   A group with variable life-histories, ranging from the colonial wax (Galleria, Achroia) and bee moths (Aphomia), which are pests in the nests of social Hymenoptera, to stored product pests and the coastal moss specialist, Melissoblaptes zelleri, which feeds on Brachythecium albicans.     No. taxa in DBIF   _ No. interactions   _ % interactions with British data   _ No. records   _ % taxa with British data   _ Notes   See family entry; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   see family entry Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:178 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:176 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:214