Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 11:46 a.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium, more observations in the Kempen and southern part of the country.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Drepanidae > Subfamily: Thyatirinae > Genus: Polyploca > Species: Polyploca ridens
- Vernacular names
- Groenige orvlinder (NL), Frosted Green (EN), La Rieuse, La Tête rouge (FR), Moosgrüner Eulenspinner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 10 (as Cymatophorina ridens F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva feeds at night and rests by day on the underside of a leaf. The species hibernates as a pupa, in a compact cocoon formed underneath moss at the base of a tree, in leaf litter, or in soil.
The adults come to light and infrequently on sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early April till the end of May.
