Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Description
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- Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
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The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) (often abbreviated to LBAM) is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.
Light brown apple moth adults are variable in colour and may be confused with other leafroller moths and similar species. DNA analysis is currently required to positively identify the species which are otherwise indistinguishable on gross characteristics from other moths of similar species. Typical males have a forewing length of 6–10 mm with a light brown area at the base, which is distinguishable from a much darker, red-brown area at the tip. The latter may be absent, with the moth appearing uniformly light brown, as in the females, who have only slightly darker oblique markings distinguishing the area at the tip of the wing. Females have a forewing length of 7–13 mm.
The light brown apple moth is a native insect of Australia. It has been introduced and now also lives in New Caledonia, the British Isles, Hawaii (since 1896), and New Zealand. In March 2007 the moth was positively identified in California by DNA samples across hundreds of miles, from Los Angeles to Napa, north of San Francisco.
Description taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyas_postvittana
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Lepidoptera
- Moths
- Tortricidae
- Tortix moths
- Epiphyas
- Epiphyas postvittana
- Light brown apple moth
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- Market Harborough
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- Leicestershire
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- United Kingdom
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- 1⁄200 s
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- f/8
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- Canon EOS 450D
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- 100
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- 0
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- 65mm
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- Multi-segment
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- On, Fired
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- Manual
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- Manual
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- Manual
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- Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
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- Handheld, 2 shots
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers
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- Adobe Photoshop CS5
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Images blended for focus in PS CS5
Cardboard edge at bottom of image painted out in PS CS5