Ciampa arietaria

Brown Pasture Looper Moth at Bogan Gate, NSW

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Identification history

Ciampa arietaria	12 May 2025	donhe
Ciampa arietaria	12 May 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	12 May 2025	Wolfdogg

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WendyEM wrote:

12 May 2025

A very dark Ciampa arietaria ? Or is it C. melanostrepta - although above seems to have too many dark stripes compared to BOLD, there are look-a-likes on iNat ??
Ciampa melanostrepta -
https://portal.boldsystems.org/bin/BOLD:AAU4217
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=1379864&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744

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Location information

Coordinates 147.763986 -33.063090
Altitude 297.0m
Places Bogan Gate, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 May 2025 08:06 PM Recorded on
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Wolfdogg NatureMapr Central West NSW Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Ciampa arietaria Scientific name
Brown Pasture Looper Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Medium weed or pest
Up to 684.5m Recorded at altitude
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