49.039 BF998 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Epiphyas postvittana

 

Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Epiphyas postvittana – Light Brown Apple Moth

STATUS Common in many places throughout the county. An adventive and native of Australia. Now a common species across most of Britain.

ID POINTERS – An extremely variable species – Male smaller than female.The males forewing is a pale creamy yellow basal half with the rest of the wing a contrasting rusty brown. Female forewing yellowish-brown to orange-brown with a scattering of dark markings including an oblique mark on the costa and a dark central spot at about a third.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing all year round

IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Mothfemale
Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Mothmale

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