Light Brown Apple Moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Epiphyas (genus) | 11 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Epiphyas postvittana | 10 Dec 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Epiphyas postvittana | 9 Dec 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Epiphyas (genus) | 9 Dec 2024 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
9 Dec 2024
e.g. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICV540-11
but I find these tricky
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=PHLCD1755-12
has similar but paler markings
alternately there is (Epiphyas sp. ANIC4) https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366817
which better shows the dark markings along the outer margin/termen and has the 2 dark dots on the thorax. I believe I have often got this one in southern Vic (Coburg)
but I find these tricky
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=PHLCD1755-12
has similar but paler markings
alternately there is (Epiphyas sp. ANIC4) https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366817
which better shows the dark markings along the outer margin/termen and has the 2 dark dots on the thorax. I believe I have often got this one in southern Vic (Coburg)
kasiaaus
wrote:
11 Dec 2024
Thanks for looking into it so thoroughly Wendy. Don seems to think it is not clear cut which Epiphyas species it is. I can't really contribute much here other than to say that I believe that I have seen many moths that looked just like this one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050295-35.208565
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2024 10:27 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Epiphyas postvittana Scientific name
- Light Brown Apple Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1306.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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