GALI-EHID.-E. Ill 



Occurs in Juno and July (May and September, 

 lleaum.). 



Tlie larva resembles Galleria mellonella, but is smaller; 

 it is bone-coloured, with a honey-coloured head. It lives 

 from September to March in beehives, being often 

 very destructive. In captivity it will eat nearly any- 

 thing — wood, cork^ &c. It pupates in a tough cocoon. 



Keaum. 



