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:
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Habitat:
Range: Originally native to South America but now occurs worldwide because of the transporting of corn meal.
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Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 143 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 02, 2020
Submitted by: R Ballantyne
Region: Pope County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: owlbyr
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: Bombyx-Aurelia
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 02, 2022
Observation date: Oct 26, 2018
Submitted by: gcotterl
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
Observation date: May 16, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: ships333
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: May 16, 2022
Submitted by: JendenT
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2022
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: hollyhoitink
Region: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Nov 12, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Barson
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Nov 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: Oct 27, 2021
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Apr 22, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Apr 24, 2021
Observation date: Mar 27, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
Observation date: Sep 13, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 29, 2021
Observation date: Apr 13, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Dec 22, 2020
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 23, 2020
Observation date: Oct 11, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Northampton County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2020
Observation date: Oct 01, 2020
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2020
Submitted by: Benjamin Miller
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2020
Observation date: Apr 20, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Jan 08, 2020
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 19, 2020
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