Horisme tersata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:50 p.m.
An uncommon species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Melanthiini > Genus: Horisme > Species: Horisme tersata
- Vernacular names
- Egale bosrankspanner (NL), Fern (EN), L'Horisme élégant, L'Essuyée (FR), Einfarbiger Waldrebenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species overwinters as a pupa on or in the ground. The moths can be chased from the host plant during the day and fly at dusk, later they come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late April towards end of September.
