Definition of Mediterranean flour moth
: a small largely gray and black nearly cosmopolitan pyralid moth (Anagasta kuehniella) whose larva destroys processed grain products
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“Mediterranean flour moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mediterranean%20flour%20moth. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of Mediterranean flour moth was in 1895
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