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BMNH(E)1551229

Classification
Scientific name: Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787)
Author: (Fabricius, 1787)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Polyploca
Species: ridens
Higher classification: Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Drepanoidea; Drepanidae; Thyatirinae
Location
Locality: Township: Tan-y-Bwlch
State province: Wales
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; Wales; Gwynedd
Decimal latitude: 52.948532
Decimal longitude: -3.996179
Verbatim latitude: 52 56 54.72 N
Verbatim longitude: 003 59 46.24 W
Coordinate uncertainty: 1000m
Collection event
Recorded by: W Reid
Collection date: 10 / 4 / 1954
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Polyploca ridens (Fabricius, 1787) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)1551229
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Sub department: Lepidoptera
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:6940980
Preservative: Dry - mounted
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 5f0bd29d-150b-43c5-b60b-e5f580dc4c4b
Modified: 2021-01-30T21:40:54+00:00
Created: 2016-12-21T13:09:04+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2016-12-21T13:09:04+00:00
Last updated 2021-01-30T21:40:54+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb