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Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) - Pyralis farinalis
Copyright © 2019 Steve Morris

Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) - Pyralis farinalis
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
July 8, 2019
Size: ~13 mm TL
Found at dusk at the Indiana Government Center in downtown Indianapolis. Did not know what this was when I found it. If I had known it was P. farinalis, would have disregarded it. I these all the time in my yard and home waste compost bin.
Contributed by Steve Morris on 9 July, 2019 - 10:17am

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