Appearance
The wingspan is about 12–20 mm , although given as a rather generous 24–37 mm in Goater .Distribution
It is a widespread, pan-tropical species , known from Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, South America and the West Indies. It is occasionally recorded from Europe through accidental importation in bones and animal hides.Habitat
The larvae feed on a wide range of dead and decaying materials, including stored grain, meal, pulses, dried fruit, bones, animal hides and chocolate. Adults are primarily nocturnal, though easily disturbed by day in warehouses; they are attracted to ultraviolet light . Weistein & Edwards found a self-sustaining population of this moth species feeding on bat guano in a cave.References:
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