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confused flour beetle

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Definition of confused flour beetle

: a cosmopolitan beetle (Tribolium confusum) that feeds both as larva and adult chiefly on damaged grain

— called also bran bug

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History and Etymology for confused flour beetle

so called from its being confused with the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)

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“Confused flour beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confused%20flour%20beetle. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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