Light Brown Apple Moth at Franklin, ACT
Identification history
| Epiphyas postvittana | 1 hr ago | WendyEM | ||
| Epiphyas postvittana | 17 Oct 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Epiphyas (genus) | 17 Oct 2025 | chriselidie |
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User's notes
Mostly hiding in shelter, where it also pupated. Adult moth shown in sighting 4705068.
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chriselidie
wrote:
5 hrs ago
This is Epiphyas postvittana - see adult moth sighting 4705068 verification.
Location information
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
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Collections
chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Epiphyas postvittana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Silver wattle (?) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes