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Project Noah Nature School
Phrissogonus laticostata
This is a tired female apple looper with scale loss. Wingspan was about 1.5 cms. Wings had wavy grey and white patterns.
Spotted near a school sports field with gardens.
Caterpillar feeds on numerous plant species including Mimosaceae, Rosaceae, Ranunculaceae, Asteraceae and Clusiaceae. This moth has one synonym Scotosia canata Spotting of male: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/382... Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Larentiinae
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 16, 2013
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