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Apple Looper - female

Phrissogonus laticostata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small moth with a wingspan of about 20 mm and brown and white wavy bands.

Habitat:

Spotted in sport field near native trees.

Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Phrissogonus+laticostata#

Notes:

My thanks to Donald Hobern for correcting the ID.

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae

Species ID Suggestions

Apple looper

Phrissogonus laticostata

Comments (3)

Thank you so much for looking at this spotting Donald Hobern. I will amend the ID.
This is actually a female Phrissogonus laticostata

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