Phrissogonus
Genus of moths
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Phrissogonus is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882.[1][2] Its only species, Phrissogonus laticostata, the apple looper, was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[3] It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.
| Apple looper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Phrissogonus Butler, 1882 |
| Species: | P. laticostata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862) | |
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Description
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
Habitat and hosts
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Hypericum perforatum, Clematis aristata and Acacia species.[4]
