Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 3:58 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium, more observations in the Kempen and southern part of the country.
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.
