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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 118 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jan 25, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Jan 26, 2020
Observation date: Dec 06, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 29, 2019
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2018
Submitted by: caher001
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2018
Submitted by: pantos
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 26, 2019
Observation date: Dec 24, 2018
Submitted by: frogbandit
Region: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 10, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: pantos
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
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
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