Polyploca ridens
Scientific classification
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]

The frosted green (Polyploca ridens) 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 Oak.

• Polyploca ridens ridens
• Polyploca ridens transmarina (Rungs, 1972) (Morocco)

• Fauna Europaea
• Lepidoptera Mundi
• Lepiforum.de
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa