Phil Bendle Collection:Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth)

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:     Arthropoda
Class:        Insecta
Order:       Lepidoptera
Family:      Geometridae
Genus:      Phrissogonus
Species:     P. laticostata
Binomial name: Phrissogonus laticostata
Synonyms:  Larentia laticostatus, Scotosia canata,  Scotosia canatus
Common name: Apple Looper Moth.

Phrissogonus laticostata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.
It has a wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Hypericum perforatum, Clematis aristata and Acacia species.

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The underside as it clings to a window.
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