Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth at Conder, ACT
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| Epiphyas postvittana | donhe | 15 Jun 2018 | |
| Meritastis laganodes | donhe | 14 Jun 2018 | |
| Epiphyas postvittana | ibaird | 14 Jun 2018 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Jun 2018 |
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Conder, ACT
1 comment
16 Jun 2018
I think Ian got it right. The main fw transverse mark goes right across from the costa to the inner margin, even being strongest at the inner margin, on E. postvittana (for one of the main pattern variations), whereas on M. laganodes it spreads out and stops part way across from the costa. Also, only (some of) E. postvittana has the double dark spots on the thorax and the dark marks towards the base of the inner margin of the fw that form the prominent single dot in a settled moth. The different colour forms of E. postvittanan are very different.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101497-35.464740
- Altitude 620.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2017 03:10 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Epiphyas postvittana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Epiphyas postvittana Scientific name
- Light Brown Apple Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1643m Recorded at altitude
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