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  2. Polia (P.) bombycina
Polia bombycina(Hufnagel, 1766)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Hadeninae
  3. Hadenini
  4. Poliina
  5. Polia
  6. Polia
  7.  bombycina
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TL: Germany, Berlin

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Polia (P.) hepatica
MU
FU

43-55 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyMůra jehlicová
    DanskSilke-ugle
    DeutschHauhechel-Blättereule
    DeutschHauhechel-Garteneule
    EnglishPale Shining Brown
    FrançaisEtrangère
    LietuviųPilkrudis pelėdgalvis
    MagyarPalaszürke bagoly
    NederlandsBruine heide uil
    NederlandsBruine heide-uil
    NorskVinkelhakefly
    PolskiPiętnówka przybyszyca?
    SlovenčinaMora ihlicová
    SuomeksiPunakehnäyökkönen
    SvenskaBrungrått lundfly
    РусскийСовка стальниковая садовая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAchilleaYarrow
    AsteraceaeSonchusSow-thistle
    BerberidaceaBerberis vulgarisWild Barberry
    CornaceaeCornus sanguineaCommon Dogwood
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    EricaceaeVaccinium uliginosumBog Bilberry
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeGenistaGreenweed
    FabaceaeOnonis spinosaSpiny Restharrow
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
    RanunculaceaePulsatilla pratensisSmall Pasque Flower
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    RosaceaeRubusBramble
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua advenaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Noctua nitensHaworth, 1809
    Polia tetricaGraeser, 1889
    Polia adveninaBryk, 1948
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polia (P.) bombycina bombycina(Hufnagel, 1766)
    Polia (P.) bombycina grisea(Butler, 1878)
    Polia (P.) bombycina mongolica(Staudinger, 1892)
    Polia (P.) bombycina puengeleriLehmann, 1998
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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