Noctuidae : Hadeninae
Pale Shining Brown
POLIA bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766)
Pale Shining Brown
POLIA bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 47 - 52mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Portugal and the Mediterranean Islands ) eastwards to Japan,Russian Far East and Siberia
UK Distribution: Southern and South East England northwards to a line between the Wash and the Severn. Nationally scarce species and possible proposed Red Data Book species
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Limestone and Chalk rough Grassland : Downland : Open Woodland
Similar Species -
The larva is polyphagous feeding on a wide variety of herbaceous plants.
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This declining species is nationally scarce (Nb) and a possible proposed red data book species. Even as a southern and south east England species it hasn't been recorded in Hampshire since 1990.
The moth is pale brown to greyish brown with a reflective reddish shine of forewing when fresh, which clearly gives the moth its vernacular name.
The strongly marked subterminal line is light brown edged on the anterior side with the reddish brown markings.
Edged in white, the reniform stigmata and orbicular spot are clearly defined.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Portugal and the Mediterranean Islands ) eastwards to Japan,Russian Far East and Siberia
UK Distribution: Southern and South East England northwards to a line between the Wash and the Severn. Nationally scarce species and possible proposed Red Data Book species
UK Conservation Status -
- NERC S.41 : 2008 (England) & NERC S.42 : 2009 (Wales) - Species "of principle importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity"
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- BAP : 2007 - Priority Species
- Least Concern
- Phalaena bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Phalaena nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766
- Germany - Berlin Region
Habitat: Limestone and Chalk rough Grassland : Downland : Open Woodland
Similar Species -
- None
The larva is polyphagous feeding on a wide variety of herbaceous plants.
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This declining species is nationally scarce (Nb) and a possible proposed red data book species. Even as a southern and south east England species it hasn't been recorded in Hampshire since 1990.
The moth is pale brown to greyish brown with a reflective reddish shine of forewing when fresh, which clearly gives the moth its vernacular name.
The strongly marked subterminal line is light brown edged on the anterior side with the reddish brown markings.
Edged in white, the reniform stigmata and orbicular spot are clearly defined.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Apiaceae - Umbelliferae - Umbellifer Family
- Angelica sylvestris - Wild Angelica
- Pimpinella saxifraga - Burnet Saxifrage
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia absinthium - Wormwood
- Artemesia campestris - Field Southerwood
- Artemesia vulgaris - Mugwort
- Heiracium umbellatum - Hawkweed
- Lactuca sativa - Lettuce
- Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy
- Taraxacum officinale - Common Dandelion
- Berberidaceae - Barberry Family
- Berberis vulgaris - European Barberry
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus incana - Grey Alder
- Boraginaceae - Borage - Forget-me-not Family
- Echium vulgare - Viper's Bugloss
- Caryophyllaceae - Pink and Carnation Family
- Silene latifolia - White Campion
- Silene vulgaris - Bladder Campion - Maidenstears
- Cornaceae - Dogwood Family
- Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather - Ling
- Vaccinium myrtilus - Bilberry - Blue Whortleberry
- Vaccinium uliginosum - Bog Bilberry - Northern Bilberry
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Family
- Cytisus scoparius - Broom - Scotch Broom
- Ononis spinosa - Spiny Rest Harrow
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Teucrium scorodonia - Wood Sage
- Liliaceae - Lily Family
- Lilium martagon - Turk's Cap Lily, Martagon lily
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Polygonum alpinum - Alpine Knotweed, Alaska wild rhubarb
- Polygonum aviculare - Postrate Knotweed
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry - Hackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix alba - White Willow
- Salix cinerea - Grey Willow
- Valerianaceae - Valerian Family
- Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian
- Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - POLIA: Original Species Name: Species Names Literary Ref: Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae Hadenini POLIA Ochsenheimer 1816 Polia bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766) - Phalaena nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766 - PHALAENA bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766) = Noctua advena Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Noctua nitens Haworth, 1809 = Polia (Polia) bombycina - Berlin. Magazin 3 (4) : Title Page : p.410 - n.90 - Germany-Berlin Region - P. b. puengeleri Lehmann, 1998 P. b. grisea (Butler, 1878) - SE Siberia,Japan P. b. mongolica (Staudinger, 1896) - Mongolia P. b. psammochroa Varga, 1974 - Mongolia |