Phrissogonus laticostata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Phrissogonus |
Species: | P. laticostata |
Binomial name | |
Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862) |
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The Apple Looper (Phrissogonus laticostata) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Hypericum perforatum, Clematis aristata and Acacia species.[1]