Brown Pasture Looper

Ciampa arietaria

"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.
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Food

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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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusCiampa
SpeciesC. arietaria
Photographed in
Australia