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Light brown apple moth

Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the light brown apple moth

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the light brown apple moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the light brown apple moth as introduced in 5 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Franceinvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. Ireland
  4. United Kingdom
  5. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the light brown apple moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the light brown apple moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusEpiphyas
  7. SpeciesEpiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863)

Synonyms Dichelia foedana, Dichelia retractana, Dichelia reversana, Dichelia vicariana, Dichelia vicaureana, Epiphyas basialbana, Epiphyas consociana, Epiphyas dissipata, Epiphyas foedana, Epiphyas oenopa, Epiphyas phaeosticha, Epiphyas pyrrhula, Epiphyas retractana, Epiphyas reversana, Epiphyas scitulana, Epiphyas secretana, Epiphyas stipularis, Epiphyas vicariana, Epiphyas vicaureana, Pandemis consociana, Teras basialbana, Teras postvittana, Teras scitulana, Teras secretana, Tortrix dissipata, Tortrix oenopa, Tortrix phaeosticha, Tortrix postvittana, Tortrix pyrrhula, Tortrix stipularis

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Light brown apple-mothEnglish
  • Tortrics Afalau Brown GolauWelsh
  • Lysbrun æbleviklerDanish
  • Palomilla marrón de la manzanaSpanish
  • Australische bladrollerDutch
  • obaľovač austrálskySlovak
  • australienvecklareSwedish
  • Tortricsod Afalau Brown GolauWelsh
  • blek fruktvecklareSwedish

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Relatives of the light brown apple moth

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Common questions

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Is the light brown apple moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the light brown apple moth as invasive in 1 country: France. It lists it as introduced in 5 in all.

What kind of animal is the light brown apple moth?

The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-brown-apple-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{light_brown_apple_moth_2026,
  title = {Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-brown-apple-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}