Moths of North Carolina
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33 NC Records

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) - Indian Meal Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 800258.00 MONA Number: 6019.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Plodia interpunctella - Indian Meal Moth

31 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: These moths are coming from Purina One dry dog food.
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-02-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2024-02-27
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-01-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-10
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-21
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-05-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-08-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-08-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-09
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-03-03
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-03-03
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-27
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-02-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-09-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2020-07-23
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Amanda Auxier on 2016-09-20
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-10-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-11-14
Warren Co.
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