Pyralidae – Phycitinae – Plodia interpunctella – Indian Meal Moth
STATUS – An imported (adventive) and a potential pest on dried cereals. Found in food warehouses.
ID POINTERS – Quite distinctive and tri-coloured. A dark brown basal patch a central pale yellowish patch and the final two thirds of the forewing dark reddish or rusty-brown with several darker cross-lines running through it. Specimen trapped 20th August 2015.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during February – November
IMAGES – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©
62.062 BF1479 - Plodia interpunctella - (Indian Meal Moth) - August 2015 - import - Belper, Derbyshire - photo Dave Evans©
