Indian meal moth (larva)

Commonly found in residential pantries, grocery stores, and food processing facilities worldwide.

Feeds on stored dried food products including grains, flour, cereal, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and pet food.

Larvae spin silk webbing through the food they consume, creating mats or clumps. They often crawl away from their food source to walls or ceilings to spin a cocoon and pupate.

Non-toxic and does not bite or sting, but is a major economic pest that contaminates food with webbing, frass, and discarded cocoons, rendering it unfit for human consumption.