Ciampa arietaria
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| Family: | Geometridae
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| Species: | C. arietaria
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| Ciampa arietaria (Guenée, 1857)
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Ciampa arietaria, the brown pasture looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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, , Lupinus nanus, Medicago sativa, Erodium species and . They are considered a pest on pastures.
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- Nacophorini
- Moths of Australia
- Taxa named by Achille Guenée
- Moths described in 1857
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