Polyploca ridens
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Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787)
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Polyploca ridens, the frosted green, 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.
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Caterpillar
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.
The larvae feed on oaks.
Subspecies[]
- Polyploca ridens ridens
- Polyploca ridens transmarina (Rungs, 1972) (Morocco)
References[]
- ^ Polyploca ridens and P. neoridens (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae), a possible model of geographic differentiation along the Italian peninsula[dead link]
- ^ "Frosted Green Polyploca ridens". UKMoths. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1787
- Thyatirinae
- Drepanid moths of Great Britain
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Thyatirinae stubs