Confused Flour Beetle

Tribolium confusum

Appearance

•  Adult - 3 - 4mm in length. Eyes are wider apart (as seen from the underside) than T. castaneum (below). Antennae broaden gradually to the tip. Red–brown in colour.
•  Larva - Whitish to yellow - brown, 1 - 5mm long. 3 pairs of legs and active. Moults 7 - 8 times. Preference for clean flour. Pupates in foodstuffs.

Lifecycle

•  About 20 days at 35°C, 45 days at 25°C. Adults may live for up to 6 months.

Habits

•  Can fly but rraely does so.
•  Feeds on flour and cereal products.