Identifying the light-brown apple moth & other pests from the genus Epiphyas
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Epiphyas postvittana The light-brown apple moth (LBAM)
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Epiphyas postvittana The light-brown apple moth (LBAM)
Polyphagous larvae (Powell, 1980): 3+ plant families, 2+ plant orders
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Epiphyas postvittana The light-brown apple moth (LBAM)
Polyphagous larvae (Powell, 1980): 3+ plant families, 2+ plant orders LBAM (O/S): 120+ families, 30+ orders biosecurity built on science
Spot the light-brown apple moth
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Confirmed LBAM from the UK
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CLIMEX model (LBAM)
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Epiphyas within Australia
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Epiphyas within Australia
EI > 10 = Most of the genus (40+ spp.) EI > 30 = All pest taxa biosecurity built on science
The pest Epiphyas spp. co-occur
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Biosecurity Question Can the pest Epiphyas taxa be reliably identified?
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COI (mtDNA): pest clade
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Steps to identification
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Summary More information = More reliable ID Adult morphology species group Pest lineages DNA sequences Sequence database still limited
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