---
title: "Light Brown Apple Moth"
description: "Epiphyas postvittana — Insetti e ragni. The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), often abbreviated to LBAM, is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/light-brown-apple-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Light Brown Apple Moth

> Epiphyas postvittana — Insetti e ragni. The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), often abbreviated to LBAM, is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.

- Scientific name: *Epiphyas postvittana*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 16996
- Wikidata: [Q3055778](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3055778)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119934](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119934)

## Names

- en: Light Brown Apple Moth
- es: Palomilla marrón de la manzana

## Countries with the most observations

GB (9531), NZ (2071), AU (614), US (278), IE (134), PT (101), FR (65), IM (4)

## Summary

The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), often abbreviated to LBAM, is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_brown_apple_moth

## Photo

![Light Brown Apple Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/light-brown-apple-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Wachtel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343076133

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/light-brown-apple-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).