Indian-Meal Moth
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Identification: Forewing base tan to gray with greenish tint when fresh, fading after death. Outer part dull reddish brown, crossed by irregular, inconspicuous, shiny lead-colored lines. Hindwing translucent dirty whitish with grayish brown terminal line.
Wing Span: 1.1-1.6 cm.
Life History: A major pest of grains, grain products, and dried vegetable products. All stages of the life cycle may be found indoors all year. The moth flies to lights outside in warm months.
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Originally native to South America but now occurs worldwide because of the transporting of corn meal.
Conservation:
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Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 155 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 12, 2018
Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: dolphin9z
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 25, 2018
Observation date: Mar 27, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 04, 2018
Observation date: Mar 29, 2018
Submitted by: Weisbrod08
Region: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 04, 2018
Observation date: Mar 12, 2018
Submitted by: stonehollow
Region: Wright County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 31, 2018
Observation date: Mar 14, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 17, 2018
Observation date: Jan 19, 2018
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 26, 2018
Observation date: May 25, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2017
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 06, 2017
Observation date: Oct 04, 2017
Submitted by: Mikey722
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Aug 29, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 01, 2017
Submitted by: stuckon
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2017
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 22, 2017
Observation date: May 09, 2017
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 31, 2017
Observation date: May 14, 2017
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2017
Observation date: Apr 15, 2017
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 15, 2017
Observation date: Apr 10, 2017
Submitted by: ribitzki49
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 11, 2017
Observation date: Mar 25, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 02, 2017
Observation date: Jan 30, 2017
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 05, 2017
Observation date: Nov 12, 2014
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 18, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 02, 2016
Submitted by: trinectes
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 21, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2016
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