They are long-lived and active fliers. It is common in flours and can be found worldwide. Flattened, reddish brown color and parallel sided. Up to 450 eggs per female are randomly laid for various months. Larvae are mobile and prefer to feed on broken grain kernels and residues.
Adults feed on broken grain kernels and flours.
Long lived, active fliers, T. confusum cannot fly. Flattened body, dark brown color, with six tooth-like projections on each side of the thorax. 200 to 300 eggs per female are randomly laid over the grains. Adults may live up to three years, feeding on broken grains. They cannot fly, but run quickly large distances and can easily enter packaged food.