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Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana  
         
  B&F: 0998

ABH: 49.039

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Everywhere

Wingspan:  16-25mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine: May - July, August - October

Observations:  Larvae feed on just about anything green! Has become almost ubiquitous, attending light traps all through the summer months, and sometimes encountered indoors at any time of the year.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1993, Boyd