''Minoa murinata'', the drab looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 '' Entomologia Carniolica''. It can be found in southern and central Europe, Great Britain, Anatolia, the Caucasus and the mountains of central Asia and Mongolia. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. The moths fly from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on

cypress spurge ''Euphorbia cyparissias'', the cypress spurge, is a species of plant in the genus ''Euphorbia''. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. Natural habitat types include dunes, pannes, coast ...

and

wood spurge ''Euphorbia amygdaloides'', the wood spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to woodland locations in Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus. It is a bushy evergreen perennial, growing to a height of , with dark green ...

Subspecies

*''Minoa murinata murinata'' (Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, Central Asia) *''Minoa murinata amylaria'' Prout, 1914 (Alps, Italy) *''Minoa murinata limburgia'' Lempke, 1969 (Netherlands) *''Minoa murinata lutea'' Schwingenschuss, 1954 (Russia)

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Drab looper on ''UKMoths''''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''''De Vlinderstichting''
Asthenini Moths described in 1763 Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{Asthenini-stub