Apple looper | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: |
Phrissogonus Butler, 1882 |
Species: | P. laticostata
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Binomial name | |
Phrissogonus laticostata (
Walker, 1862)
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Synonyms | |
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Specific
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Phrissogonus is a monotypic moth genus 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.
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Hypericum perforatum, Clematis aristata and Acacia species. [4]
Apple looper | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: |
Phrissogonus Butler, 1882 |
Species: | P. laticostata
|
Binomial name | |
Phrissogonus laticostata (
Walker, 1862)
| |
Synonyms | |
Generic
Specific
|
Phrissogonus is a monotypic moth genus 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.
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Hypericum perforatum, Clematis aristata and Acacia species. [4]