Species Details

ABH: 73.260

BF: 2149

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Hadeninae

Taxon: Polia hepatica

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Silvery Arches

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (1990) — 28 Jul (1986)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/polia-hepatica/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 155

Individuals: 45

Earliest Year: 1900

Latest Year: 2015

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