meal moth

noun

1. a small pyralid moth, Pyralis farinalis, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals. The Indian meal moth ( Plodia interpunctella ) and the Mediterranean flour moth ( Ephestia kuehniella ) are other pyralids with similar habits

Example Sentences

Indian meal moth caterpillars often crawl to ceilings or walls before forming a cocoon, and it can take several weeks for the last of these cocoons to release the moths that formed within them.

From Washington Post

They’re little invaders called the Indian meal moth, also known as pantry moths.

From Forbes

The same family contains the common Meal Moth, so called because in the larval state it feeds on meal and allied substances.

From Project Gutenberg