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Light Brown Apple Moth - Hodges#3693.1 (Epiphyas postvittana)
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Copyright © 2011
Gary McDonald
Unknown Tortricid -
Epiphyas postvittana
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
April 4, 2011
Size: 16mm wingspan spread.
Came to black light trap. (live oak/chaparral habitat). Maybe another
Argyrotaenia franciscana
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Contributed by
Gary McDonald
on 5 April, 2011 - 8:45pm
Last updated 7 April, 2011 - 2:23pm
100% DNA match
100% DNA match at BOLD to
Epiphyas postvittana
& 99.63% to
Epiphyas dotatana
.
…
Gary McDonald
, 7 April, 2012 - 10:17am
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Moved
Moved from
Tortricid Moths
.
both E. postvittana and A. franciscana are highly variable and can be tricky to separate. If you have a male though, E. postvittana has a costal fold, while no Argyrotaenia species have it.
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Jason J. Dombroskie
, 7 April, 2011 - 2:23pm
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