Insect identifier · Often confused insects
How to identify a Indian meal moth
Plodia interpunctella
· Also called pantry moth, flour moth, meal moth
People search “indian meal moth” because it looks like something that bites. Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) does not bite or sting people. Also called pantry moth, flour moth, meal moth.
Moths in the cereal cupboard are meal moths.
What does a indian meal moth look like?
Indian meal moth is About 8–10 mm. Colors: brown, tan, copper. Marks: Copper and tan wings; Flies in the kitchen; Webbing in flour or cereal.
Indian meal moth is About 8–10 mm. Colors: brown, tan, copper. Marks: Copper and tan wings; Flies in the kitchen; Webbing in flour or cereal.
Identification marks
- Copper and tan wings
- Flies in the kitchen
- Webbing in flour or cereal
Size: About 8–10 mm
Colors: brown, tan, copper
Where: indoor
Indian meal moth vs Clothes moth
Kitchen and grain = pantry moth. Closet and wool = clothes moth. Neither bites.
- Clothes moth identification (Tineola bisselliella)
- Caddisfly identification (Trichoptera)
- Weevil identification (Curculionidae)
Range and season
Active year-round in kitchens. Places: kitchen. The moth in the flour. Does not bite. Larvae in grain.
Pantries.
The moth in the flour. Does not bite. Larvae in grain.
Year-round in kitchens
Common questions
Do pantry moths bite?
No.