1/4″ Fly / Moth / Roach looking bug. What is this??
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Hello Bugman!
I’ve had a few of these interesting yet annoying bugs flying around my house lately and I’ve been unable to find anything resembling it online.. It appears to have antenna folded along it’s wings and is approxamately 1/4″ long. Luckly it had no problem staying in one position for an hour while I attempted to capture some decent pics of it.. I am located in southeast Georgia in the little town of Ludowici, 45 minutes south of Savannah. Thanks for helping me put a name with this face!
Tom Goss
Ludowici, GA 31316 Southeast Georgia
Hi Tom,
This is an Indian Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella, which probably means you have an infestation of caterpillars in some stored grain product in your pantry. Check the oatmeal box or corn meal for the caterpillars and check BugGuide for more information.
Yeah. Definitely an infestation in your pantry. Go through all the grain products.
Thanks for the identification of this meal moth! I wish I could say I found the source of these pests, but my pantry is free of any bugs. They are in my bathroom, not my kitchen! Nothing in there for them to “infest” that I’ve found.. I’m stumped for now.. :-O
You may want to check the pet food as a possible infestation ground zero.