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Indian meal moth

Plodia interpunctella

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

10mm long; tubular shape at rest; mostly pale French grey with pale orange band and head parts; interesting split mouth structure; ...

Habitat:

Wall and lampshade inside at night; probably attracted by the light.

Notes:

I liked the subtle colours and strange mouth bits... must have been attrected to all the delicious Indian meals I cook :)

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Indianmeal Moth

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