Indianmeal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) -- Figure 2. Pupa of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Huebner). The larva crawled up two shelves and then onto a stack of food envelopes before pupating on the inside of an military C-ration toilet paper packet. This shows how larvae have the ability to migrate to distance locations and thus confuse identification of the source of the infestation.

EENY-026: Indianmeal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Figure 2. Pupa of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Huebner). The larva crawled up two shelves and then onto a stack of food envelopes before pupating on the inside of an military C-ration toilet paper packet. This shows how larvae have the ability to migrate to distance locations and thus confuse identification of the source of the infestation.

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