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Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana

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Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 5 Jun 2022, 4:35 p.m. 5 Jun 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 5 Jun 2022, 4:35 p.m. 5 Jun 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 5 Jun 2022, 4:35 p.m. 5 Jun 2022, 3:10 p.m.
Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 5 Jun 2022, 4:35 p.m. 5 Jun 2022, 3:10 p.m.
Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 16 Apr 2023, 12:46 a.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:01 p.m.
Light Brown Apple Moth Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana dylan Laundry Lane 16 Apr 2023, 12:46 a.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:01 p.m.

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Species Description

Common and widespread in the South, mainly around Urban and suburban areas. Habitats include: Places with Japanese / Evergreen Spindle (Euonymus japonicus) gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, woodland, hedgerows etc. Wingspan: 16 - 25 mm. Flight period: May to October (2 generations a year). A Non-native from Australia thought to have accidentally been introduced into Cornwall in the 1930's.

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