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Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

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Field Notes

Description:

Moth that was colored very similar to its surrounding downed dried leaves

Habitat:

Dense wooded area

Notes:

Found during late Winter/early Spring

Species ID Suggestions

Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana
Brett Davis
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Comments (1)
Brett Davis
I suggested light brown apple moth, but this is listed as an invasive species that may or may not show up in Kentucky. Morphologically, it looks like the light brown apple moth.

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PublishedMarch 31, 2013

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