- Polia nebulosa
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Polia nebulosa 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Polia Species: P. nebulosa Binomial name Polia nebulosa
(Hufnagel, 1766)Synonyms - Phalaena nebulosa Hufnagel, 1766
- Phalaena (Noctua) bimaculosa Esper, 1788
- Phalaena (Noctua) bimaculosa Esper, 1796
- Phalaena (Noctua) thapsi Brahm, 1791
- Phalaena grandis Donovan, 1801
- Noctua plebeja Hübner, [1803]
The Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in temperate Europe and Asia up to eastern Asia and Japan. It is not present in northernmost Fennoscandia and the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. In the Alps it is found on heights up to 1,600 meters.
The wingspan is 41-52 mm. Adults are in wing from the May to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Salix, Rubus and Prunus species as well as Urtica dioica.
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