Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

(Walker, 1863)

National status

Established non-native

Local assessment

Unassessed

Statistics

Occurrences

2,490 since 2000 2,494 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

89 since 2000 89 all time

Earliest occurrence

1998

Latest occurrence

2026

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

Monthly occurrences

References

GB Non-native species secretariat https://www.nonnativespecies.org/

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership (now the GLNP).

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Sustainable Caistor.

Cite this page

GLNP (2026). Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?t=NHMSYS0000502462 (Accessed 24 August 2026).