- Polia hepatica
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Polia hepatica 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Polia Species: P. hepatica Binomial name Polia hepatica
(Clerck, 1759)Synonyms - Phalaena hepatica Clerck, 1759
- Phalaena (Noctua) trimaculosa Esper, 1788
- Phalaena (Noctua) trimaculosa Esper, 1796
- Phalaena (Noctua) tincta Brahm, 1791
- Noctua argentina Haworth, 1809
- Mamestra tincta var. obscurata Staudinger, 1897
- Polia trimaculosa
- Aplecta tincta
- Mamestra tincta
The Silvery Arches (Polia hepatica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in temperate Europe and Asia up to eastern Asia. It is not present in northernmost Fennoscandia and the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also absent from Japan.
The wingspan is 39-47 mm. Adults are in wing from the end of May to the beginning of August in one generation.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Vaccinium, Rubus and Betula species.
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