Indian meal moth (larva/pupa)

Found worldwide in pantries, warehouses, and locations where dry food is stored including grains, birdseed, and pet food.

Larvae feed on a wide range of dry foodstuffs including cereal, flour, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate, and dry pet food.

Larvae spin silken webs as they feed, which often clumps food together. They undergo a wandering phase before pupation, often climbing walls to reach ceiling corners.

Significant economic pest of stored products. They do not bite or sting and do not carry diseases, but they contaminate food with webbing, frass, and cast skins, making it unfit for consumption.