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Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown, tan, and silvery-colored moth

Habitat:

Inside my house. Suburban neighborhood near forested swamp

Notes:

I found this moth in an interesting pose (photo 2). After I came too close it flew to a different spot where I could get a better look at its wing pattern.

Reference Links:

Species Plodia interpunctella - Indian Meal Moth - Hodges#6019 - BugGuide.Net

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