Frosted Green

    Polyploca ridens

    DrepanidaeABH 65.015 B&F 1660

    An oak-feeder with a patchy distribution in the county, commonest in a south-westerly band from Porlock to Crewkerne, also in the Poldens and south of Bristol.  Appears to be very scarce or completely absent from the Levels and large areas of eastern Somerset.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens) photographed in Somerset by Steve Chapple
    Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles