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Pyralidae 80a0181 – 6019   Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, [1810-1813])              Indian Meal Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Apocynaceae Arecaceae[Palmae] Araliaceae Berberidaceae Betulaceae Brassicaceae Bromeliaceae Cucurbitaceae Juglandaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Lamiaceae Lythraceae[Punicaceae] Malvaceae[Stercu..  Host genera: Abies Anacardium Ananas Arachis Avena Berberis Camellia Capsicum Castanea Cicer Citrus Coffea Cola Corylus Cucurbita Echites Eucalyptus Ficus Gleditsia Glycine Inga Juglans Mentha Morus Musa Olea Oryz...  Notes: Detritophagous, cereals, dried vegetable products, stored grain (Heppner 2007); .  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: interpunctella (Hübner, [1810-1813]) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 6019 castaneella Reutti, 1898 (Plodia) glycinivora (Matsumura, 1917) (Ephestia) glycinivorella (Matsumura, 1920) (Ephestia) emend.; TL: (no type). interpunctalis (Hübner, [1825]) (Euclita) latercula (Hampson, 1901) (Unadilla) zeae (Fitch, 1856) (Tinea)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Hübner, J., [1796-1799]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 8: pl. 45, fig. 310. Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 102; pl. 4.25-34. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.45f, 26.46f; p. 197. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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