Apple Looper Moth at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Phrissogonus laticostata | 9 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Phrissogonus laticostata | 9 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Dichromodes (genus) | 9 Jun 2025 | TimL |
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User's notes
Hiding in plain sight.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
9 Jun 2025
A male, unusual photos of this species. As you suggest beautifully camouflaged.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107117-35.275252
- Altitude 630.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2024 01:36 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Phrissogonus laticostata Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Phrissogonus laticostata Scientific name
- Apple Looper Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2167.69m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Scotosia canata
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes