Indianmeal Moth

Probably the most important and commonly encountered pest of stored products in the home and grocery stores in the U.S.

  • Common Name: Indianmeal Moth
  • Scentific Name: Plodia interpunctella (Hubner)
  • Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae
  • Metamorphosis: Complete
  • Size

    Size

    Wingspread about 5/8 to 3/4" long.

  • Color

    Color

    Wings pale gray, front wing 2/3 reddish brown.

  • Biology

    Biology

    Lays 100-400 eggs, singly or in small groups, on larval food material.

  • Habit

    Habit

    Adults cause no damage. Larvae are surface feeders.

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