Larvae:
Larvae can be 5-8 mm long and are covered with reddish brown hairs. They have a very similar appearance to carpet beetle larvae – “woolly bears”.
Adults:
Adults are an oval beetle, 3-5 mm long, with 3 light bands across the wing covers.
Can be confused with carpet beetles, especially the larvae and the adults can be confused with the variegated carpet beetle. Can also be confused with the khapra beetle which is often considered as the “world’s worst stored grain pest”. However, the khapra beetle is not currently in Australia.