Indian meal moth larva

Pantries, granaries, and food processing facilities globally; found inside containers of stored grains and dried goods.

Stored food products including cereal, flour, pasta, rice, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate, and pet food.

Larvae spin characteristic silken webbing throughout their food source, often creating clumps; they crawl away from food sources to pupate in cracks or crevices.

Major economic pest of stored products; causes food spoilage and contamination through webbing and excrement, though they do not bite or carry diseases.