Indian meal moth
noun
: a small variably marked pyralid moth (Plodia interpunctella) having an equally variably colored larva that feeds on cereal products and other dried foods and by its extensive webbing destroys more than it consumes
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“Indian meal moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20meal%20moth. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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