Polyploca ridens
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Polyploca ridens | |
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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.
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)
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