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 : 7-9mm long, black, with the front halves of wing covers yellowish-green and hairy. Larvae : 12-15 mm long, reddish-brown to dark brown, with brownish bristles.
Life Cycle
Eggs (upto 800 in a lifetime) laid singly or in small clusters on suitable food material. Larvae molt 5-6 times and pupate before becoming adults. Complete life cycle takes between 2-3 months and adult life span is 3-5 months.
Notes
Both adults and larvae are active feeders. Fully-grown larvae migrate to pupate, often boring their way into wood, cork or other solid materials. Adults attack many animal products such as skins, hides, guts, dried egg yolk, cured and dried meats, fish, ham bacon, cheese, museum specimens including insects, hides, figures, horn and hair.
