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Indian meal moth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Plodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foodstuffs and feedstuffs, especially meal, flour, nuts, and fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pantry moth, mealworm moth, weevil moth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mealmoth, meal moth, flour moth[Appendix:Glossary, moth, insect, arthropod, invertebrate, animal, creature, critter

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: keittiökoisa — Plodia interpunctella
  • Polish: omacnica spichrzanka — Plodia interpunctella
  • Polish: mklik rodzynkowiec — Plodia interpunctella
  • Polish: mól spożywczy — Plodia interpunctella
  • Polish: mól kuchenny — Plodia interpunctella
  • Russian: ю́жная амба́рная огнёвка (júžnaja ambárnaja ognjóvka) — Plodia interpunctella
  • Russian: инди́йская моль (indíjskaja molʹ) — Plodia interpunctella
  • Russian: ю́жная огнёвка (júžnaja ognjóvka) — Plodia interpunctella
  • Russian: амба́рная огнёвка (ambárnaja ognjóvka) — Plodia interpunctella