Polyploca ridens

Polyploca ridens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Polyploca
Species: P. ridens
Binomial name
Polyploca ridens
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua ridens Fabricius, 1787
  • Noctua flavicornis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) xanthoceros Borkhausen, 1792
  • Noctua chrysoceras Beckwith, 1794
  • Parmelina singularis Houlbert, 1921
  • Parmelina ridens transmarina Rungs, 1972
  • Polyploca neoridens Parenzan, 1976[1]

The Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens) is a moth of the family Drepanidae.[2] It is found in Southern and Central Europe, England, Denmark, Southern Sweden and in the east up to Russia.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Oak.

Subspecies

References

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  1. ↑ Polyploca ridens and P. neoridens (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae), a possible model of geographic differentiation along the Italian peninsula
  2. ↑ "Frosted Green Polyploca ridens". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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