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{{short description|Species of false owlet moth}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Polyploca ridens''
| image = Polyploca.ridens.jpg
| image = Polyploca.ridens.jpg
| image_width = 240px
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| taxon = Polyploca ridens
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1787)
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Drepanidae]]
| genus = ''[[Polyploca]]''
| species = '''''P. ridens'''''
| binomial = ''Polyploca ridens''
| binomial_authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1787)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
*''Noctua ridens'' <small>Fabricius, 1787</small>
*''Noctua ridens'' <small>Fabricius, 1787</small>
*''Noctua flavicornis'' <small>Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
*''Noctua flavicornis'' <small>Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
*''Phalaena (Noctua) xanthoceros'' <small>Borkhausen, 1792</small>
*''Phalaena'' (''Noctua'') ''xanthoceros'' <small>Borkhausen, 1792</small>
*''Noctua chrysoceras'' <small> Beckwith, 1794</small>
*''Noctua chrysoceras'' <small> Beckwith, 1794</small>
*''Parmelina singularis'' <small>Houlbert, 1921</small>
*''Parmelina singularis'' <small>Houlbert, 1921</small>
*''Parmelina ridens transmarina'' <small>Rungs, 1972</small>
*''Parmelina ridens transmarina'' <small>Rungs, 1972</small>
*''Polyploca neoridens'' <small>Parenzan, 1976</small><ref>[http://www.ecl18.eu/alberto-zilli-polyploca-ridens-and-p-neoridens-lepidoptera-drepanidae-possible-model-geographic ''Polyploca ridens'' and ''P. neoridens'' (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae), a possible model of geographic differentiation along the Italian peninsula]</ref>
*''Polyploca neoridens'' <small>Parenzan, 1976</small><ref>[http://www.ecl18.eu/alberto-zilli-polyploca-ridens-and-p-neoridens-lepidoptera-drepanidae-possible-model-geographic ''Polyploca ridens'' and ''P. neoridens'' (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae), a possible model of geographic differentiation along the Italian peninsula]{{dead link|date=May 2021}}</ref>
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The '''frosted green''' ('''''Polyploca ridens''''') is a [[moth]] of the family [[Drepanidae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4133 |title=Frosted Green ''Polyploca ridens'' |publisher=UKMoths |date= |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref> It is found in Southern and Central [[Europe]], [[England]], [[Denmark]], Southern [[Sweden]] and in the east up to [[Russia]].
'''''Polyploca ridens''''', the '''frosted green''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Drepanidae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4133 |title=Frosted Green ''Polyploca ridens'' |website=UKMoths |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref> It is found in southern and central Europe, [[England]], [[Denmark]], southern [[Sweden]] and in the east up to [[Russia]].
[[Image:Polyploca ridens larva.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar]]
[[Image:Polyploca ridens larva.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar]]


The [[wingspan]] is 30–35&nbsp;mm. The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.
The [[wingspan]] is 30–35&nbsp;mm. The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.


The larvae feed on [[Oak]].
The larvae feed on [[oak]]s.


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443412 Fauna Europaea]
*[https://lepidoptera.eu/species/326 Lepidoptera Mundi]
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Polyploca_Ridens Lepiforum.de]
*[http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PolypRiden.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
*[http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PolypRiden.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234114/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443412 Fauna Europaea]
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Polyploca_Ridens Lepiforum.de]
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[[Category:Moths described in 1787]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1787]]
[[Category:Thyatirinae]]
[[Category:Thyatirinae]]
[[Category:Drepanid Moths of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Drepanid moths of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Moths of Russia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius]]



Latest revision as of 12:03, 12 January 2023

Polyploca ridens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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

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

External links