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 : Buff to pale yellowish-brown, 12-17mm long(with wings spread), hind wings abruptly narrowed at tip towards front wings, with hair-like scales. Larvae 7mm (mature) are white with a tapering body and yellowish, head with three pairs of fore-legs and five pairs of pro-legs.
Life Cycle
Eggs (up to 40) laid by female on or near grain. Larvae bore into grain and emerge as adults after 10-14 days. Entire life cycle usually takes 5-7 weeks.
Notes
A cosmopolitan pest, it is the only moth which is a primary pest of stored grains. Adults do not feed, but the larvae attack wheat, maize, rice, sorghum and barley, in both pre and post harvest stages. Infested grain has a sickening smell and taste, making it unpalatable.
