#2519 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Indian-Meal Moth

🇳🇱 Indische meelmot ·Plodia interpunctella

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Rosario Douglas · CC BY 4.0
2. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © David Akers · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © nolieschneider · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Wintersoord, Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL:© skoczogonek · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Voorburg, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 9717 BB Groningen, Netherlands:© Mick Elliot · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Westerdoksdijk, 1013 MM Amsterdam, Netherlands:© Andrew Brown · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Indian mealmoth ( Plodia interpunctella ), alternatively spelled Indianmeal moth , is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative common names are weevil moth , pantry moth , flour moth or grain moth . The almond moth ( Cadra cautella ) and the raisin moth ( Cadra figulilella ) are commonly confused with the Indian mealmoth due to similar food sources and appearance. It is also not to be confused with the Mediterranean flour moth ( Ephestia kuehniella ), another common pest of stored grains.

base stats

NL sightings 191iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20,366iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).