Horisme tersata
Horisme tersata, the fern, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and it can be found in the Palearctic realm.
Fern | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Horisme |
Species: | H. tersata |
Binomial name | |
Horisme tersata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
The wingspan is 31–36 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm. The moths fly in one or two generations from May to August.
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3, 3a, 3b, 3c larvae after final moult
The larvae feed on Clematis vitalba.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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