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title: "Hommelnestmot"
description: "Aphomia sociella — Insecten en spinnen. Aphomia sociella, also known as the bee moth and the bumble bee wax moth, is a small moth of the family Pyralidae (snout moths) and subfamily Galleriinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bee-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hommelnestmot

> Aphomia sociella — Insecten en spinnen. Aphomia sociella, also known as the bee moth and the bumble bee wax moth, is a small moth of the family Pyralidae (snout moths) and subfamily Galleriinae.

- Scientific name: *Aphomia sociella*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20882
- Wikidata: [Q1305174](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305174)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129572](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129572)

## Names

- en: Bee Moth
- de: Hummel-Wachsmotte
- fr: Fausse-teigne des bourdons
- nl: Hommelnestmot

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4447), US (2655), CA (2434), DE (1349), DK (976), FI (807), RU (689), FR (556), AT (413), NL (351), CH (320), SE (264)

## Summary

Aphomia sociella, also known as the bee moth and the bumble bee wax moth, is a small moth of the family Pyralidae (snout moths) and subfamily Galleriinae. Its body and forewings are typically reddish brown, tan, or dark green in color and females have a dark spot in the center of each forewing. The bee moth is native to Europe and are named "bee moths" because they seek out nests of bees and wasps to lay their eggs. Aphomia sociella are considered a pest because the bee moth larvae severely damage commercial bee hives. Bee moths are also studied for their unique mating ritual which includes a release of pheromones…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphomia_sociella

## Photo

![Hommelnestmot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bee-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26150029

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bee-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).