Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 769888

Indian-Meal Moth
Plodia interpunctella

Observation date: March 15, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found indoors in flight. 0.35-0.40 in. head to rear. Photographed after refrigerating. Kept cold wing posture after warming up to room temperature. Warm resting posture is not flat but with back angled ~30-40 deg. upward with head away from surface. Walking posture is flatter, back angled ~5-10 deg. off surface. Brown, cream (not pure white), and black are its true wing colors and are not simply photo artifacts. Mostly walked without wing flapping after warmed up.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: March 19, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Maryland, Anne Arundel County