Polyploca ridens
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Polyploca |
Species: | P. ridens
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Binomial name | |
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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The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.
The larvae feed on oaks.
Subspecies
[edit]- Polyploca ridens ridens
- Polyploca ridens transmarina (Rungs, 1972) (Morocco)
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