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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Species Pyralis farinalis - Meal Moth - Hodges#5510


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Meal Moth
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama   23 22111 
Alberta      1     
Arizona     1      
Arkansas      1211  
British Columbia     12411  
California   44 13451 
Colorado     1221   
Connecticut      2 1   
Delaware     1   1  
Florida  11        
Georgia   321  33  
Idaho      21    
Illinois    15  1   
Indiana    111 2   
Iowa      21    
Kansas       1    
Kentucky      1     
Louisiana  12     1  
Maine      11    
Manitoba     1  31  
Maryland    5121    
Massachusetts     16611  
Michigan     331 1  
Minnesota     3311   
Missouri    22 12   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nebraska     6311   
New Brunswick       1    
New Hampshire     2121   
New Jersey    52132  1
New Mexico     3      
New York  12118642   
North Carolina    3 312   
North Dakota     6731   
Ohio    12 1    
Oklahoma   33       
Ontario    16523   
Oregon     15161  
Pennsylvania    384  4  
Quebec    1264    
Rhode Island      412   
Saskatchewan       32   
South Carolina        1   
Tennessee11 132111111
Texas 1211 119   
Utah  1         
Vermont  11  21    
Virginia    24      
Washington    115211  
West Virginia     11     
Wisconsin    11523  1
Wyoming     1      

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