Polyploca ridens

Polyploca ridens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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;

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.

Description

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

Biology

The larvae feed on oak (Quercus species). They are typically found from June to July, living within spun leaves.

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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[1] Polyploca ridens and P. neoridens (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae), a possible model of geographic differentiation along the Italian peninsula^{[dead link]}

[2] "Frosted Green Polyploca ridens". UKMoths. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

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