Australian Spider Beetle
Name Australian Spider Beetle Latin Ptinus tectus Stats Adult beetle length 2.5 – 4 mm Appearance The middle of the body is constricted to give a waisted spider-like appearance. The…
Carpet beetles
Name Carpet beetles Latin Anthrenus spp Stats Adult beetle length 3 mm Appearance The varied carpet beetle and the museum beetle are the most commonly encountered by pest controllers. They…
Confused flour beetle
Name Confused flour beetle Latin Tribolium confusum Stats Adult beetle length 3 – 4.5 mm Appearance The shape is elongated; the antennae have a gradual five segmented club. Easily mistaken…
Biscuit beetle, bread beetle, drug store beetle
Name Biscuit beetle, bread beetle, drug store beetle Latin Stegobium paniceum Stats Adult beetle length 2 – 3 mm Appearance Reddish brown, oval beetles, with a dense covering of yellowish…
Common clothes moth
Name Common clothes moth Latin Tineola bisselliella Stats Body length 6 – 8 mm. Wingspan 9 – 16 mm. Appearance The upper side of the forewings is buff, nearly golden,…
Indian meal moth
Name Indian meal moth Latin Plodia interpunctella Stats Open wing span – approx. 16 mm Appearance The forewing has a broad grey band across the bronze brown wings. In common…
White shouldered house moth
Name White shouldered house moth Latin Endrosis sarcitrella Stats Open wing span 10 – 23 mm Appearance Readily distinguished from other stored product moths by the covering of white scales…
Warehouse moth
Name Warehouse moth Latin Ephestia elutella Stats Wing span 12 – 18 mm Appearance The adult is a greyish moth with a pattern of two obscure bands across the forewings.…
Case-bearing clothes moth
Name Case-bearing clothes mot Latin Tinea pellionella Stats Body length 3.5 and 4 mm. Wingspan 10 – 15 mm. Appearance The upper side of the forewings is pale brown with…