Achroia is a genus of small moths of the snout moth family (Pyralidae). It belongs to the tribe Galleriini of subfamily Galleriinae.
It has only one unequivocally recognized species:
Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) – lesser wax moth
Others are mentioned here with doubtful validity:See references in Savela (2010)
Achroia aluearia Fabricius 1798 Achroia alvea Haworth 1811 Achroia anticella Walker 1863 Achroia cinereola Hübner 1802 Achroia ifranella Lucas 1955 Achroia innotata (Walker, 1864) Achroia obscurevittella Ragonot 1901
Invalid junior synonyms of this genus are:Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2010) Achroea Agassiz, 1847 (unjustified emendation) Acroia (lapsus) Meliphora Guenée, 1845 Vobrix Walker, 1864
Footnotes
References (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Achroia. Version of November 5, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2011. (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Achroia. Version of July 2, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.