Indian meal moth (larva stage)

Found globally indoors, specifically in food storage areas like pantries, warehouses, and grocery stores.

Feeds on a wide range of dry stored food products including grains, flour, cereal, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, chocolate, and pet food.

Larvae spin silk webbing over the food source they are consuming. When ready to pupate, they often crawl away from the food source to walls or ceiling corners.

They are major pantry pests that contaminate food with silk, frass (feces), and shed skins. There is no direct health risk to humans, but infested food should be discarded as it is unsanitary.