🦋Indianmeal moth

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)

ノシメマダラメイガ（漢字：熨斗目斑螟蛾，学名：Plodia interpunctella）は、鱗翅目（チョウ目）メイガ科に属する昆虫。ノシメコクガとも表記される。体長は7-8mm程度の小さな蛾である。幼虫は植物油脂が豊富な種子を食害する害虫として知られ、玄米の胚芽部と糠層を食害したり、チョコレート、トウガラシをも食害する。なお、幼虫は何を食べても暗赤色の粒状の糞をするが、そのメカニズムはいまだ解明されていない。

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Plodia interpunctella

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Not evaluated

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Body mass: not recorded
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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keittiökoisa (fi), 화랑곡나방 (ko), tørrfruktsmalmott (nb), indische meelmot (nl), omacnica spichrzanka (pl), Plodia interpunctella (fr) … and 18 more languages

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