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; Phrixogonus Meyrick, 1888; Specific; Larentia laticostatus Walker, 1862; Scotosia canata Walker, 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.

Quick facts Apple looper, Scientific classification ...

Description