Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Larvae feeds on Evergreen Spindle, fruit trees and deciduous trees and bushes, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.

Typical Males have a forewing length of 6–10 mm with a light brown area at the base, which is distinguishable from a much darker, red-brown area at the tip.

The latter may be absent, with the moth appearing uniformly light brown, as in the Females, which have only slightly darker oblique markings distinguishing the area at the tip of the wing.

Females have a forewing length of 7–13 mm.

Adults fly in 2 generations from May-October.