Common name : Light brown apple moth
Scientific name : Epiphyas postvittana
Family : Tortricidae
Native to : Australia
Interesting fact : So as to provide a secure hiding place for itself, the caterpillar rolls and ties the leaves with a silken thread, thus giving it the name ‘leafroller’.
About 10-18 mm in length, the leafroller’s caterpillar is herbivorous in nature, causing massive damage to plants and flowers. A female leafroller can lay about 3-150 eggs in one cluster. The eggs are laid on leaves or fruit, which serve as food for the larvae once they hatch.
