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Can someone tell me which biological group the wax moth belong's too.
 
Two species of wax moth associated with honeybee colonies in the UK
Greater wax moth : Galleria mellonella
Lesser wax moth : Achroia grisella
There is also the Bee moth Aphomia sociella : found in bumblebee and some wasp nests
All are classified as belonging to

Insect Order : Leptidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Family : Pyralinae-(snout moths)
Subfamily : Galleriinae-
 
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Sacbrood Virus : picorna-like RNA virus belongs to the genus Iflavirus in the family Iflaviridae.
(Clear as mud and just the answer you would expect from a retired biology lecturer!)
 

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