Phrissogonus

Apple looper
Scientific classification
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 PhrixogonusMeyrick, 1888 Specific Larentia laticostatusWalker, 1862 Scotosia canataWalker, 1862 Scotosia canatus(Walker, 1862) Phrissogonus laticostatus(Walker, 1862)

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.

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

Habitat and hosts

The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus , Hypericum perforatum , Clematis aristata and Acacia species. ^[4]

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Phrissogonus Butler 1882". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phrissogonus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 5, 2019.
3. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Phrissogonus laticostatus (Walker 1862)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 December 2016). "Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862) Apple Looper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

External links

• "Apple Looper (Phrissogonus laticostatus)". iNaturalist. Citizen science observations.