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Polyploca ridens (Frosted Green)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. 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 Oak.
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Infraspecies

Polyploca ridens meridionalis
Polyploca ridens ridens
Polyploca ridens transmarina

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak)[1]
Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak)[1]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0