Polyploca ridens

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.

Caterpillar

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 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
  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 2017-03-18.


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