Meal Moth vs Field Cricket
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Meal Moth | Field Cricket |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Pyralis farinalis | Gryllus campestris |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Orthoptera |
| Family | Pyralidae | Gryllidae |
| Size | 10-14 mm body; 18-30 mm wingspan | 20-26 mm |
| Habitat | Indoors | Underground |
| Diet | Seed Feeders | Seed Feeders |
| Regions | Worldwide | Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Meal Moth
A distinctive moth with olive and reddish-brown banded wings that infests stored grain and flour. Larvae live in silken tubes within infested food products.
Did You Know?
Its larval silk tubes can form dense mats in stored grain, binding the product into solid masses.
Field Cricket
Males produce their characteristic chirping song by rubbing their wings together (stridulation). The rate of chirping is temperature-dependent, following Dolbears law.
Did You Know?
You can estimate the temperature in Fahrenheit by counting cricket chirps in 14 seconds and adding 40 — this relationship is known as Dolbears Law.