confused flour beetle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Said to be named after the fact that it is easily confused with the red flour beetle. Both eat flour.

Noun[edit]

confused flour beetle (plural confused flour beetles)

  1. A beetle of the species Tribolium confusum.

Further reading[edit]

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