Noctuidae : Hadeninae
Grey Arches
POLIA nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766)
Grey Arches
POLIA nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 46-58mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta & Sardinia) : eastern Asia : Japan
UK Distribution: southern England - common & widespread : Scotland - more local and in the west : Isle of Man - local : Ireland - widespread : Channel Isles - Jersey & Guernsey - rare, Alderney & Sark - locally frequent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Rural Gardens
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon just below the soil
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth forewing is curved along the costa and the obicular spot and stigmata are large,light, and edged with black with another spot adjacent to the orbicular spot which is yellowish brown.Another mark which helps identify this species is a black dash inside the tornal area something the similar species has missing.The forewing ranges in colour from light to dark grey or blackish with the lighter form P.n.pallida found mostly in western and northern England and Ireland.
Found sometimes during the day on tree trunks or posts
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta & Sardinia) : eastern Asia : Japan
UK Distribution: southern England - common & widespread : Scotland - more local and in the west : Isle of Man - local : Ireland - widespread : Channel Isles - Jersey & Guernsey - rare, Alderney & Sark - locally frequent
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766
- Phalaena nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766
- Berlin Region
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Rural Gardens
Similar Species -
- Silvery Arches - Polia hepatica - (Clerck, 1759)
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon just below the soil
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth forewing is curved along the costa and the obicular spot and stigmata are large,light, and edged with black with another spot adjacent to the orbicular spot which is yellowish brown.Another mark which helps identify this species is a black dash inside the tornal area something the similar species has missing.The forewing ranges in colour from light to dark grey or blackish with the lighter form P.n.pallida found mostly in western and northern England and Ireland.
Found sometimes during the day on tree trunks or posts
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.
- Aceraceae - Maple Family
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Arctium lappa - Greater Burdock - Gobo
- Helianthus tuberosus - Jeruslalem Artichoke
- Senecio ovatus - Wood Ragwort
- Taraxacum officinale - Common Dandelion
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - Downy Birch - European White Birch
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
- Lonicera periclymenum - Wild Honeysuckle
- Chenopodiaceae - The Goosefoot Family
- Chenopodium album - Lamb's Goosefoot - Fat-hen
- Cornaceae - Dogwood Family
- Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Teucrium scorodonia - Wood Sage
- Oleceae - Mesophytic Shrubs - Trees - Vines
- Ligustrum vulgare - Common Privet - European Privet
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Rumex obtusifolius - Broad-leaved Dock
- Primulaceae - Primrose Family
- Primula veris - Cowslip
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
- Prunus avium - Wild Cherry
- Prunus domestica - Bullace - Plum
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Britain)
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
- Populus tremuloides - American Aspen-Poplar
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
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 nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766) - Phalaena nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766 - PHALAENA nebulosa Hüfnagel, 1766 = bimaculosa Esper, [1788] = Phalaena (Noctua) bimaculosa Esper, 1788 = Phalaena (Noctua) thapsi Brahm, 1791 = Phalaena grandis Donovan, 1801 = Noctua plebeja Hübner, [1803] = calabrica Warren, 1910 = Polia (Polia) nebulosa - Berlin. Magazin. 3 (3) : Title Page : p.418 - n.103 - Berlin Region - P. n. askolda (Oberthür, 1880) - Siberia P. n. lama (Staudinger, 1896) - Mongolia |