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White grub
Copyright © 2011 SusannahA

White grub
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
June 16, 2011
Size: about 1cm
Found in well-aged compost pile. There were a fair number, mostly around 1/2 inch long.
Contributed by SusannahA on 27 June, 2011 - 7:04pm
Last updated 13 October, 2021 - 3:55pm

Moved
Moved from Indian Meal Moth.
… Matt Bertone, 13 October, 2021 - 3:55pm

 
I do not
think this is Plodia, likely something else.
… Matt Bertone, 13 October, 2021 - 3:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

NOTE: This is a tentative move based only on likelihood and a similarity to those images currently in the guide. If you believe this to be something other than P. interpunctella, please leave a comment!
… Harsi S. Parker, 8 August, 2011 - 6:16pm

Meal worm
that would be my best guess (Plodia interpunctella)
… Daniel Harris, 28 July, 2011 - 4:14pm

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… SusannahA, 28 July, 2011 - 7:27pm

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