Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Plodia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hübner, 1813)
Citation:	Tinea interpunctella
Original genus:	Tinea
Publication:	Hübner J. 1796–1838. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge.
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Pagination:	pl. 45, fig. 310
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28024977
Name(English):	Indian meal moth

Plodia interpunctella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)		unknown		Not stated.	Germany	Germany.

Distribution note:

Cosmopolitan, origin not known (M. D. Picker & Ch. Griffiths 2011: 122), synanthropic species.

Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Cabo Verde	Santo Antão	Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Comoros		Leraut G. 2019c. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes (III) – Révision et inventaire des espèces présentes à Madagascar et dans les Mascareignes. page 61
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Kenya		Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Madagascar		Leraut G. 2019c. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes (III) – Révision et inventaire des espèces présentes à Madagascar et dans les Mascareignes. page 61
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Réunion		Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 140
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	South Africa		Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 94

Plant note:

In the seeds (see D. G. Sevastopulo 1977: 47).

Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Pinus palustris	Pinaceae	Kenya	Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Pinus palustris	Pinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 47
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Undefined Stored products (grain, rice...)	Undefined	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)	Venturia canescens	Ichneumonidae		Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 19

Plodia interpunctella (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Plodia americana Piutti, 1920	Piutti, 1920	species	Synonym	Plodia americana
Plodia castaneella (Reutti, 1898)	(Reutti, 1898)	species	Synonym	Ephestia castaneella
Plodia glycinivora (Matsumura, 1917)	(Matsumura, 1917)	species	Synonym	Ephestia glycinivora
Plodia glycinivorella (Matsumura, 1932)	(Matsumura, 1932)	species	Synonym	Ephestia glycinivorella
Plodia interpunctalis (Hübner, 1825)	(Hübner, 1825)	species	Misapplied	Tinea interpunctalis
Plodia latercula (Hampson, 1901)	(Hampson, 1901)	species	Synonym	Unadilla latercula
Plodia zeae (Fitch, 1856)	(Fitch, 1856)	species	Synonym	Tinea zeae