Indian meal moth larva

In and around pantries, kitchens, and food storage facilities where dry goods are kept.

Dry foodstuffs including cereals, grains, flour, pasta, rice, nuts, dried fruits, birdseed, and pet food.

Larvae spin silken webs across the surface of food sources, often leaving behind fecal pellets and cast skins; they may crawl onto walls or ceilings to pupate.

Primarily a nuisance and economic pest that ruins stored food through contamination; they pose no direct health risk to humans but cause significant food waste.