pantry moth
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[edit]Noun
[edit]pantry moth (plural pantry moths)
- The moth Plodia interpunctella, a pest on stored grains.
- Synonym: Indian meal moth
- 2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times[1]:
- I start to relax. Then I notice them. Crawling up our kitchen walls. Pantry moth larvae. I cry a little bit. My husband cries a little bit. I miss Bali.