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Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana

Family: Tortricidae       Sub-family: Tortricinae

998     *     Light Brown Apple Moth     *     Epiphyas postvittana


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

Flight time: Two generations May-October
Habitat: Abundant in the south of England, spreading rapidly north and west

Larvae will feed on most plants


Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
UK. September 2011

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