ResearcH not attempted to document pathways of LBAM entry into California, but rather we present a chronological overview of when specimens were first encountered in counties throughout the state. Background on LBAM Nomenclature Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) was originally described in the genus Teras and subsequently was treated in Tortrix, Archips, Cacoecia, and Eulia by various authors. It was designated as the type species of Austrotortrix Bradley (1956), which was synonymized with Epiphyas Turner, 1927, by Common (1961). Now Epiphyas includes 40 species, all described from Australia. Geographic Distribution Epiphyas postvittana is indigenous to Australia. It occurs in all apple-growing areas in the southeastern part of that country, mainly along the coast and extending inland up to 200 miles. LBAM was introduced inadvertently into Tasmania and New Zealand (Bradley Biology, Identification, and History of the Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)
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