wax moth
noun
1- a brownish moth which lays its eggs in beehives. The caterpillars cover the combs with silken tunnels and feed on beeswax大蜡螟。
1.1
- Genera Galleria and Achroea, family Pyralidae: several species, in particular G. mellonella.蜡螟属和小蜡螟属, 螟蛾科：数种, 尤指蜡螟。