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worm that turns to tiny moth? - Plodia interpunctella
Copyright © 2012 pinkey

worm that turns to tiny moth? - Plodia interpunctella
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
January 3, 2012
Size: 1/2-inch
Found in the same area as this moth:

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Contributed by pinkey on 3 January, 2012 - 6:27pm
Last updated 29 April, 2013 - 3:15pm

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… John R. Maxwell, 4 January, 2012 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

Lucks like the Indian meal mo
Lucks like the Indian meal moth... not a worm but a caterpillar... they are really hard to get rid of, they eat through your dry food, like flower, rice, crackers, dried fruit and you will find them for a long time....
… Martin Hauser, 3 January, 2012 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

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