Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth at Franklin, ACT
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| Epiphyas postvittana | ibaird | 18 Jul 2026 | |
| Epiphyas postvittana | WendyEM | 17 Jul 2026 | |
| Epiphyas (genus) | chriselidie | 30 Sep 2025 |
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Tied together leaves at new growth to form a shelter from which it rarely appeared. Did not eat leaves but mined them. Appeared from pupal shell after about 2 weeks, shell seen in picture 4. Adult moth shown in separate sighting 4700683.
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Location information
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Acacia hamiltoniana? Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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