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 : 10mm long with 20mm wing-span, brightish-green with silvery abdomen and green forewings. Larvae : 20mm long, spiny body.
Life Cycle
Eggs (200-400) laid on flower buds, branches and young leaves, with a preference for hairy parts of the plant. Larvae hatch in 3-4 days and complete their development in about 10-16 days. Adults emerge after a 4-9 day pupation. Several overlapping generations are found in a single year.
Notes
A serious pests of cotton and plants of the Malvaecae family such as okra, hollyhock etc. Larvae bore into terminal shoots of young plants, flower buds and young bolls, leading to death of shoots and shedding of flower buds and bolls. Presence of larval frass at the entrance of the bore-hole is a characteristic symptom.
