Comparison of adults of the red flour beetle (left), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and
the confused flour beetle (right), Tribolium confusum (duVal). The antenna of the red flour beetle ends in a 3-segmented club and the sides of the thorax are slightly curved. The confused flour beetle has no
apparent club on the antennae and the sides of the thorax are straighter.
Graphics by: USDA
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