Where has the Meal Moth been recorded?

Pyralis farinalis occurrence evidence comes from 3,648 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1871 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 3,648 records
• 44 places
• 127 years recorded
• Insecta class

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When it is recorded

Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Meal Moth has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Meal Moth. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 44 places.