Indian meal moth (larva/pupa)

Commonly found in residential pantries, kitchens, and food storage facilities worldwide.

Feeds on a wide variety of dried food products, including grains, cereal, cornmeal, flour, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate, and birdseed.

Larvae spin silken threads as they move, often creating webbed clumps in contaminated food. They eventually crawl away from food sources to pupate in cracks, crevices, or ceiling corners.

They do not cause diseases or bite, but they are major household pests that contaminate food with silk, frass (feces), and cast skins, making the food unfit for consumption.