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©