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Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
Family: Tortricidae       Sub-family: Tortricinae

ABH 49.039
B&F 998     *     Light Brown Apple Moth     *     Epiphyas postvittana


Photos: September 2011
Pest species in Australian orchards, first UK record 1930's
Wingspan: 16-25mm. Very variable

Flight time: Two generations May-October
Habitat: Spreading rapidly from the east and south of Ireland

Larvae will feed on most plants


Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
September 2011

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