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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Horisme |
| Species: | H. tersata
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| Binomial name | |
| Horisme tersata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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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.[1]
The larvae feed on Clematis vitalba.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horisme tersata.
- The Fern at UKMoths
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)