Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00064
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
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About Light Brown Apple Moth
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) belongs to Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
The light brown apple moth uses a broad range of woody and herbaceous host plants, including crops. A review of its host range documents this feeding flexibility. Larval host use, rather than the presence of apples, is therefore the relevant ecological feature of the common name. Host lists from other regions do not demonstrate feeding on every listed plant on Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Epiphyas postvittana
- Common names
- Light Brown Apple Moth
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) belongs to Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.