65.015 Polyploca ridens (Frosted Green)
fw: 15-17mm; Apr-May; pedunculate/sessile oak (Quercus robur/petraea); local in established broad-leaved woodland in southern half of England and throughout Wales.
ID: Predominantly grey-green with prominent thoracic tufts.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 24/04/2009; fw 17.2mm; male
§2 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 04/05/2013; fw 17.0mm; male
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 17.2mm; female; to light
§4 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 17.0mm; male; to light
§5 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 16.8mm; male; to light
§6 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; male; to light
§7 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018
§8 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; female
§9 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male
§10 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 04/05/2013; fw 17.0mm; male
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 17.2mm; female; to light
§4 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 17.0mm; male; to light
§5 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; fw 16.8mm; male; to light
§6 Hockley Woods, Essex; 14/04/2015; male; to light
§7 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018
§8 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; female
§9 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male
§10 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018
All images © Chris Lewis
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