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Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Description:

Moth that was colored very similar to its surrounding downed dried leaves

Habitat:

Dense wooded area

Notes:

Found during late Winter/early Spring

1 Species ID Suggestions

Brett Davis
Brett Davis 10 years ago
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana


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1 Comment

Brett Davis
Brett Davis 10 years ago

I suggested light brown apple moth, but this is listed as an invasive species that may or may not show up in Kentucky. Morphologically, it looks like the light brown apple moth.

JenniferRukavina
Spotted by
JenniferRukavina

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013

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