Horisme corticata

Horisme corticata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from Denmark up to Poland, Austria, Hungary and Romania and from central Italy, the Balkan and Anatolia up to the Caucasus and Southern Russia.

Horisme corticata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Horisme
Species:
H. corticata
Binomial name
Horisme corticata
Synonyms
  • Horisme alutacearia
  • Acidalia corticata
  • Phibalapterxy corticata

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The moths fly from April to September depending on the location.

The larva feed on Clematis vitalba, Clematis viticella and Anemone sylvestris.


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