Biology:Phrissogonus
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Short description: Genus of moths
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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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| Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862)
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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]
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Phrissogonus Butler 1882". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82846766.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Phrissogonus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=218154.
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Phrissogonus laticostatus (Walker 1862)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82846768. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (23 December 2016). "Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862) Apple Looper". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/laticostata.html. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
External links
- "Apple Looper (Phrissogonus laticostatus)". iNaturalist. Citizen science observations.
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