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Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Habitat:

Caught several specimen under garden lights and at public buildings in a park.

Notes:

Tortricid moths have enough variations and enough species to make me unsure of the id

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2 Comments

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

Thanks for pointing that one out. It is different by quite a stretch and the darker markings are not on my moth

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

They do seem to be very variable in color. This one emerged from a pupa that was attached to a vine (ivy).
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/437...

StephenSolomons
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StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Nov 14, 2013
Submitted on Nov 14, 2013

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