Polia hepatica (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 12:38 p.m.
A rare, local and declining species in Belgium. Known from the coast, the Kempen and the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Polia > Species: Polia hepatica
- Vernacular names
- Gerande marmeruil (NL), Silvery Arches (EN), La Noctuelle du Bouleau (FR), Birken-Blättereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Polia tricoma (Hufnagel, 1766) and Polia tincta (Brahm, 1791)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 12 (as tincta). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 43–52 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva between low vegetation and pupates underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till mid-July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula, Salix, Crataegus, Lonicera and Vaccinium
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives mainly on Betula and Myrica gale, but has also been observed to feed on other plants like Lonicera, Salix or Vaccinium.
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