- Ciampa arietaria
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Ciampa arietaria 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Ciampa Species: C. arietaria Binomial name Ciampa arietaria
(Guenée, 1857)Synonyms - Chlenias arietaria Guenée, 1857
- Chemerina cuneifera Walker, 1862
- Ciampa defixella Walker, 1863
- Hypata moderatella Walker, 1869
- Chlenias crambaria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Ciampa stenoptila Turner, 1947
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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