65.015 .... B&F 1660
Frosted Green Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787)
Status ..... An uncommon moth in Nottinghamshire, of Grade 2 status and known only from the Sherwood Forest area.
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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP April 2014
 
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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP April 2009
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Frosted Green
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. David Hursthouse. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results).  Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022).

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Updated January 2024

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