Confused Flour Beetle (Also see Rust-Red Flour Beetle)
Granary Weevil (Also see Rice Weevil)
Mediterranean Flour Moth or Mill Moth
Red-legged Ham or Copra Beetle
Rice Weevil (Also see Granary Weevil)
Rust-Red Flour Beetle (Also see Confused Flour Beetle)
Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth (Also see Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth)
Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth (Also see Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth)
Appearance
Adult moth : Light brown with dark spotted wings; Larvae : colour varies depending on feed crop. Pupa is dark brown.
Life Cycle
Life Cycle : Eggs (up to 2000 per female), covered in scales, laid in masses of 100-300 on underside of leaves. Larvae hatch in 3-5 days and feed for about 28 days. Pupation occurs in soil and adults emerge after about 9 days. 6-8 generations are completed in a year.
Notes
The prime defoliator of a variety of crops including tobacco, beetroot, cabbage, castor, cauliflower, chilies, cotton, grapes, groundnut, lucerne, potato, etc. The early instar larvae feed voraciously on the undersurfaces of leaves, leading to their skeletonisation. They also feed on flower buds, flowers, calyx, squares and bolls. In later instars, they disperse, become solitary and nocturnal.
