Wax moth identification

[Griffo]

When I inspected yesterday there was a big moth, about an inch long, tucked inside the roof. Am I right in thinking this was NOT a wax moth ?

 

[Moggett]

Over the past few weeks I've found a number of moths under the roof overhangs. Not wax moth but others presumably having emerged in the trees and just sheltering.

 

[Griffo]

This one was actually inside the hive though.

 

[Binge]

Greater Wax Moth is up to 20mm in length with a wingspan up to 33mm.
Search the web for pics, see if it's the same.
BBKA have some info on it, but I can't post the link yet.

 

[Griffo]

I checked the pics and now I think it probably was a wax moth. What next ?

 

[alldigging]

I checked the pics and now I think it probably was a wax moth. What next ?

Squash it and worry aout iding later.

A healthy colony can deal with them apparently.