Galleria mellonella
TaxID: 7137
Basic Information
Galleria mellonella
Greater Wax Moth, greater wax moth
Galleria mellonella, the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. G. mellonella is found throughout the world. It is one of two species of wax moths, with the other being the lesser wax moth. G. mellonella eggs are laid in the spring, and they have four life stages. Males are able to generate ultrasonic sound pulses, which, along with pheromones, are used in mating. The larvae of G. mellonella are also often used as a model organism in research. The greater wax moth is well known for its parasitization of honeybees and their hives. Because of the economic loss caused by this species, several control methods including heat treatment and chemical fumigants such as carbon dioxide have been used. The caterpillar of G. mellonella has attracted interest for its ability to degrade polyethylene plastic.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Galleria
mellonella
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (1 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Egypt | Disinfected-Admitted | — |
Distribution (72 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
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| Algeria | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Bermuda | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCF_003640425.2 | Scaffold | - | - | - | - | - |
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ASM364042v2 |
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| GCA_958496185.1 | Chromosome | - | - | - | - |
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ilGalMell1.1 |
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| GCA_004355975.1 | Contig | 483 | 2885 | 2885 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR31849613 | 8 | 5-6th instar | - | 24104075 | - | |
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PRJNA733814 SRX27209493 SRP554323 insect Galleria mellonella morbid larva with EPN Hi Transcriptional profiling of RNA in Galleria mellonella larvae during infection and at death by different entomopathogenic nematode species {'age': 'NA', 'sex': 'NA', 'host': 'NA', 'temp': 'NA', 'breed': 'NA', 'depth': 'NA', 'tissue': '8', 'isolate': 'NA', 'lat_lon': 'NA', 'altitude': 'NA', 'dev_stage': '5-6th instar', 'collected_by': 'Nagesh Mandadi', 'geo_loc_name': 'NA', 'identified_by': 'NA', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': 'NA', 'env_broad_scale': 'NA', 'isolation_source': 'NA', 'specimen_voucher': 'NA', 'host_tissue_sampled': 'Larval tissue', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Nagesh Mandadi'} |
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| SRR31849612 | 9 | 5-6th instar | - | 15958770 | - | |
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PRJNA733814 SRX27209494 SRP554323 insect Galleria mellonella dead larva with EPN 101 Transcriptional profiling of RNA in Galleria mellonella larvae during infection and at death by different entomopathogenic nematode species {'age': 'NA', 'sex': 'NA', 'host': 'NA', 'temp': 'NA', 'breed': 'NA', 'depth': 'NA', 'tissue': '9', 'isolate': 'NA', 'lat_lon': 'NA', 'altitude': 'NA', 'dev_stage': '5-6th instar', 'collected_by': 'Nagesh Mandadi', 'geo_loc_name': 'NA', 'identified_by': 'NA', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': 'NA', 'env_broad_scale': 'NA', 'isolation_source': 'NA', 'specimen_voucher': 'NA', 'host_tissue_sampled': 'Larval tissue', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Nagesh Mandadi'} |
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| SRR31849611 | 10 | 5-6th instar | - | 29221037 | - | |
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PRJNA733814 SRX27209495 SRP554323 insect Galleria mellonella morbid larva with EPN 101 Transcriptional profiling of RNA in Galleria mellonella larvae during infection and at death by different entomopathogenic nematode species {'age': 'NA', 'sex': 'NA', 'host': 'NA', 'temp': 'NA', 'breed': 'NA', 'depth': 'NA', 'tissue': '10', 'isolate': 'NA', 'lat_lon': 'NA', 'altitude': 'NA', 'dev_stage': '5-6th instar', 'collected_by': 'Nagesh Mandadi', 'geo_loc_name': 'NA', 'identified_by': 'NA', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': 'NA', 'env_broad_scale': 'NA', 'isolation_source': 'NA', 'specimen_voucher': 'NA', 'host_tissue_sampled': 'Larval tissue', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Nagesh Mandadi'} |
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