Scientific name: Endrosis sarcitrella
Distribution
Worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
Pest Type
Scavenger
Identification
Adult: 12.0 mm in length from head to tip of abdomen; wingspan of 15–20 mm. Labial palps are long and strongly curved upwards. Head and thorax with white scales. The forewings are cream-coloured and heavily speckled with dark brown scales.
Life Cycle
At optimum conditions of 29 ℃ temperature and 90% relative humidity, the life cycle will be completed in 62 days. The eggs are laid in commodities.The larvae feed externally and may create irregular holes into attacked commodities. They produce silk webbing as they feed and pupate. The adults are short-lived, fly, and do not feed on commodity.
Commodities attacked
Dried and animal materials and products, usually linked with aged residues.
Economic importance
Low, except when they attack high-value materials/items. Their presence is an indicator of bad hygiene.