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Painted Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 18mm long. Orange-pink with a simple pattern of dark patches and white hind wings (just visible in pic 1)

Habitat:

Attracted to lights on a suburban shop front.

Reference Links:

Bug Pictures: Light Brown Apple Moth, Painted Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)…

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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