Ciampa arietaria
| Ciampa arietaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ciampa |
| Species: | C. arietaria |
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| Ciampa arietaria (Guenée, 1857) | |
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The Brown Pasture Looper (Ciampa arietaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Australia, including Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Arctotheca calendula, Onopordum acaulon, Lupinus nanus, Medicago sativa, Erodium species and Zaluzianskya divaricata. They are considered a pest on pastures.
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