Indian Meal Moth

Commonly found in households, food processing plants, and grain storage facilities worldwide.

Larvae feed on dry stored foods including grains, nuts, dried fruits, flour, chocolate, and pet food.

Adults are nocturnal and attracted to light; they do not eat. Larvae spin characteristic silken webs over food sources as they feed before crawling to dark crevices to pupate.

Considered a major pest of stored products; causes significant economic loss and food spoilage. They pose no direct medical risk or physical danger to humans.