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Polyploca ridens

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Polyploca ridens
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]

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

Description

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

Biology

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

Subspecies

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  • Polyploca ridens ridens
  • Polyploca ridens transmarina (Rungs, 1972) (Morocco)

References

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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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