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Polia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Polia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 73, TS: Phalaena nebulosa Hufnagel
Chera Hübner, [1821]
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]
Polia Boisduval, 1828; 73 (preocc. Ochsenheimer, 1816), TS: Phalaena nebulosa Hufnagel
= ; [NACL, 148]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]
Aplecta Guenée, 1838
= ; [NACL, 148]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]
Anartodes Culot, 1915; 215, TS: Mamestra rangnovi Püngeler
= ; [NE4, 47]
Bompolia Beck, 1999
= ; [NE4, 47]
Ripolia Beck, 1999
= ; [NE4, 47]
Antipolia Beck, 1999
= ; [NE4, 47]
Anartodes (Hadeninae) ; [POOLE]
Polia (Hadenini) ; [NACL, 148]
Polia (Hadeninae) ; [POOLE]
Polia (Hadenini) ; [FE]
Polia (Poliina) ; [NE4, 18, 46]

Polia praecipua (Staudinger, 1898)
?Mamestra praecipua Staudinger, 1895; 316, TL: between Lob Noor and Kuku Noor
?Haderonia praecipua ; [POOLE]
Polia praecipua ; [NE4, 47]
P. p. angusta (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998)
Polia praecipua angusta ; [NE4, 47]

Polia sublimis (Draudt, 1950)
Yunnan, .... See [About maps] Hadula sublimis Draudt, 1950; 37, TL: [Yunnan] A-tun-tse; [Sichuan] Batang
Haderonia sublimis ; [POOLE]
Polia sublimis ; [NE4, 47]

Polia culta (Moore, 1881)
Dalhousie, ... Mamestra culta Moore, 1881; 347, TL: [Himachal Pradesh] Dalhousie
Haderonia culta ; [POOLE]
Polia culta ; [NE4, 47]

Polia subviolacea (Leech, 1900)
Sichuan, .... See [About maps] Hadena culta var. subviolacea Leech, 1900; 55, TL: [Sichuan] Omei-shan
= Haderonia culta ; [POOLE]
Polia subviolacea ; [NE4, 47]

Polia ignorata (Hreblay, 1996)
Polia ignorata ; [NE4, 47]

Polia kalikotei (Varga, 1992)
Polia kalikotei ; [NE4, 47]

fiPolia bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766)
EU. See [About maps] Punakehnäyökkönen
Phalaena bombycina Hufnagel, 1766; 410, TL: Berlin region
Noctua advena Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 77, TL: Vienna region
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua nitens Haworth, 1809; 188, TL: Norfolk
= ; [POOLE]
Polia bombycina [Ian Kimber]
Polia bombycina ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) bombycina ; [NE4, 18, 47]
[bombycina.jpg] 500x458 (~31Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 8.7.1977, f 6.7.1973, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to beginning of August.

Larva on Betula sp., Alnus incana, Sorbus aucuparia, Prunus padus, Pimpinella saxifraga, Angelica silvestris, Galium verum, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia campestris, A. absinthium, A. vulgaris, Hieracium umbellatum [SPRK]


P. b. puengeleri Lehmann, 1998
Polia bombycina puengeleri ; [NE4, 47]
P. b. grisea (Butler, 1878)
SE.Siberia, Japan, ... Alysia grisea Butler, 1878; 82, TL: Yokohama
= Polia bombycina ; [POOLE]
Mamestra advena var. adjuncta Staudinger, 1888; 249 (preocc. Mamestra adjuncta Boisduval, 1852), TL: Wladiwostok; Askold; Ussuri; Suifun; Sidimi
= Polia bombycina ; [POOLE]
tetrica Graeser, [1889]
Parastichtis sordida var. sachalinensis Matsumura, 1931; 829, TL: ?
= Polia bombycina ; [POOLE]
advenina Bryk, 1948
Aplecta mongolica koreagena Bryk, 1949; 75, pl. 4, f. 10, TL: Korea, Shuotsu
= Polia mongolica ; [POOLE]
Aplecta mongolica chidisana Bryk, 1949; 76, TL: [Korea] Chidisan
= Polia mongolica ; [POOLE]
koreaegena ; (missp.?)
Polia bombycina grisea ; [NE4, 47]
P. b. mongolica (Staudinger, 1896)
Mongolia, ... Mamestera advena var. mongolica Staudinger, 1896; 253, TL: Mongolia, Urga
= Polia mongolica ; [POOLE]
Polia mongolica ; [POOLE]
Polia bombycina mongolica ; [NE4, 47]
P. b. psammochroa Varga, 1974
Mongolia, ... Polia bombycina psammochroa Varga, 1974; 302, f. 8, TL: Mongolia, Gobi Altaj Aimak, Chasagt Charjrchan Mtns, about 20 km S of Somon Zargalen
= Polia bombycina ; [POOLE]
Polia bombycina psammochroa ; [NE4, 47]

Polia atrax Draudt, 1950
Yunnan, .... See [About maps] Polia atrax Draudt, 1950; 31, pl. 2, f. 17, TL: [Yunnan] A-tun-tse
Polia atrax ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]

fiPolia hepatica (Clerck, 1759)
EU. See [About maps] Homekehnäyökkönen Silvery Arches
Phalaena hepatica Clerck, 1759; pl. 8, f. 3, TL: [Europe]
Phalaena (Noctua) trimaculosa Esper, 1788; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (36-37): pl. 131, f. 5
= ; [POOLE]
Phalaena (Noctua) trimaculosa Esper, 1796; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 400
Phalaena (Noctua) tincta Brahm, 1791; 393
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua argentina Haworth, 1809; 186 (preocc. Noctua argentina Fabricius, 1787), TL: Great Britain
= ; [POOLE]
Mamestra tincta var. obscurata Staudinger, 1897; 335, TL: "Apfel Mountains"
= ; [POOLE]
Polia hepatica [BAMONA]
Polia hepatica [Ian Kimber]
Polia hepatica ; [POOLE]
Polia trimaculosa ;
Polia (Polia) hepatica ; [NE4, 18, 47]

[trimaculosa.jpg] 500x524 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 17-23.6.1995, f 24-30.6.1995, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to July.

Larva on Salix sp., Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum [SPRK]


Polia griseifusa Draudt, 1950
Yunnan, .... See [About maps] Polia griseifusa Draudt, 1950; 30, pl. 2, f. 14, TL: [Yunnan] A-tun-tse; Li-kiang; [Sichuan] Batang
Haderonia griseifusa ; [POOLE]
Polia griseifusa ; [NE4, 47]

Polia tiefi Püngeler, 1914
Sayan, .... See [About maps] Polia tiefi Püngeler, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (1) : 38, pl. 2, f. 22, TL: Sajan Mtns, Mukno-Sarjyk; Lake Baikal, Kultuk
Aplecta schawerdae Sheljuzhko, 1933; 70, pl. 13, TL: West Siberia, Jakutsk Prov., Berkette Dzhugdszur
Polia schawerdae ; [POOLE]
Haderonia tiefi ; [POOLE]
Polia tiefi ; [NE4, 47]

Polia vesperugo Eversmann, 1856
Polia vesperugo Eversmann, 1856; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 29 (3): 48, pl. 2, f. 6, TL: Irkutsk
Polia vesperugo ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]

fiPolia nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766)
EU. See [About maps] Sumukehnäyökkönen Grey Arches
Phalaena nebulosa Hufnagel, 1766; 418, TL: Berlin region
bimaculosa Esper, [1788]
Phalaena (Noctua) bimaculosa Esper, 1788; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (36-37): pl. 132, f. 1-2
Phalaena (Noctua) bimaculosa Esper, 1796; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 402
Phalaena (Noctua) thapsi Brahm, 1791; 135
= ; [POOLE]
Phalaena grandis Donovan, 1801; 51, pl. 345, f. 1, TL: England
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua plebeja Hübner, [1803]; pl. 16, f. 78, TL: Europe
= ; [POOLE]
calabrica Warren, 1910
Polia nebulosa [Ian Kimber]
Polia nebulosa ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) nebulosa ; [NE4, 18, 47]
[nebulosa-1.jpg] 697x760 (~115Kb) Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 9.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov [nebulosa.jpg] 500x504 (~44Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, m 20-26.7.1996, f 15-19.7.1996, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to end of July.

Larva on Betula spp., Salix caprea, Populus tremula, Rubus idaeus, Primula veris, Viburnum sp., Taraxacum spp. [SPRK]


P. n. askolda (Oberthür, 1880)
SE.Siberia, ... Aplecta nebulosa var. askolda Oberthür, 1880; 79, TL: Askold Island
= Polia nebulosa ; [POOLE]
Polia nebulosa askolda ; [NE4, 47]
P. n. lama (Staudinger, 1896)
Mongolia, ... Mamestra nebulosa var. lama Staudinger, 1896; 254, TL: Mongolia, Uliassutai
= Polia nebulosa ; [POOLE]
Polia nebulosa lama ; [NE4, 47]

Polia cherrug Rakosy & Wieser, 1997
Polia (Polia) cherrug ; [NE4, 18, 47]

Polia goliath (Oberthür, 1880)
Askold Island Dichonia goliath Oberthür, 1880; 68, pl. 6, f. 7, TL: Askold Island
Polia goliath ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]

Polia mortua (Staudinger, 1888)
Amur, Korea, .... See [About maps] Mamestra mortua Staudinger, 1888; 249, TL: Askold Island
Mamestra nigerrima Warren, 1888; 302 (preocc. Mamestra nigerrima Guenée, 1852), TL: Thundiani
= ; [POOLE]
Mamestra afra Graeser, 1889; Amurland, Wladiwostok
= ; [POOLE]
Hadena kala Swinhoe, 1900; 17 (repl. Mamestra nigerrima Warren, 1888), TL: Thundiani
= ; [POOLE]
Polia szetschwana Draeseke, 1928; 301, TL: Sungp.
= ; [POOLE]
Polia persicariae minorita Bryk, 1949; 73, TL: Korea, Shuotsu
= ; [POOLE]
Polia mortua ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 47]
P. m. caeca Hreblay & Ronkay, 1997
Polia mortua caeca ; [NE4, 48]

Polia malchani (Draudt, 1934)
Transbaikalia, .... See [About maps] Aplecta malchani Draudt, 1934; 108, pl. 14, row i, TL: SW Transbaikal, Malchan Mtns
Polia malchani ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) malchani ; [NE4, 18, 48]

Polia vespertilio (Draudt, 1934)
Aplecta vespertilio Draudt, 1934; 109, pl. 14, row i, TL: Irkutsk, Tunkinski Mtns
Polia vespertilio ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) vespertilio ; [NE4, 18, 48]

Polia serratilinea Ochsenheimer, 1816
-. See [About maps] Polia serratilinea Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 74, TL: Europe
Mamestra serratilinea var. helvetica Schawerda, 1925; 70, f. 2, TL: Zermatt
= ; [POOLE]
Mamestra serratilinea var. heinrichi Schawerda, 1925; 70, f. 3, TL: Digne
= ; [POOLE]
Polia serratilinea ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 48]

Larva on Adonis vernalis, Pulsatilla spp. ;Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971, [POOLE]

Polia (Polia) serratilinea serratilinea ; [NE4, 18]
P. s. kowatschevi Drenowski, 1931
Macedonia, ... Polia serratilinea var. kowatschevi Drenowski, 1931; 56, TL: Macedonia
= Polia serratilinea ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) serratilinea kowatschevi ; [NE4, 18, 48]
P. s. pinkeri Varga, 1974
Polia serratilinea pinkeri ; [NE4, 48]
P. s. spalax (Alphéraky, 1887)
Mamestra spalax Alphéraky, 1887; 168, TL: Aram-Kungei
= Polia serratilinea ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) serratilinea spalax ; [NE4, 18, 48]
P. s. eremorealis Varga, 1974
Mongolia, ... Polia serratilinea eremorealis Varga, 1974; 306, f. 11, TL: Mongolia, Chovd Aimka, Covd
= Polia serratilinea ; [POOLE]
Polia serratilinea eremorealis ; [NE4, 48]
P. s. tenebricosa Hacker & Weigert, 1990
Polia serratilinea tenebricosa ; [NE4, 48]

fiPolia conspicua (A. Bang-Haas, 1912)
NEU. See [About maps] Mamestra conspicua A. Bang-Haas, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (3): 144, (4): pl. 6 (1913), f. 8, TL: Sayan
Mamestra? conspicua ; [POOLE]
P. c. vasjurini Sukhareva, 1976
Polia vasjurini Sukhareva, 1976; 58, f. 1, TL: Primore, Partizanski, Gorea Licaya
Polia vasjurini ; [POOLE]
Polia conspicua vasjurini ; [NE4, 48]
P. c. sabmeana Mikkola, 1980
Polia sabmeana Mikkola, 1980; 217, f. 1, TL: N.Finland, Inari
Polia sabmeana ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) conspicua sabmeana ; [NE4, 18, 48]

Polia enodata (Bang-Haas, 1912)
-. See [About maps] Mamestra enodata Bang-Haas, 1912; 145, pl. 6, f. 10, TL: "Karagai-tau"
Polia enodata ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 48]
P. e. expalliata Varga, 1974
Mongolia Polia enodata expalliata Varga, 1974; 306, f. 10, TL: Mongolia, Bajan-Olgij Aimak, Chvod River
= Polia enodata ; [POOLE]
Polia enodata expallidata ; [NE4, 48]

Polia adustaeoides Draeseke, 1928
Shensi, .... See [About maps] Polia adustaeoides Draeseke, 1928; 302, TL: Tatsienlu
Crino adustaeoides f. hoenei Heydemann, 1938; 347, TL: China, Shensi, Tsinling Mtns, Tapaischan
= ; [POOLE]
Blepharita adustaeoides ; [POOLE]
Polia adustaeoides ; [NE4, 48]

fiPolia richardsoni (Curtis, 1835)
NEU, ..., SE.Siberia, ..., NorthWest Territories, ..., Colorado. See [About maps] Tunturin kangasyökkönen
Hadena richardsoni Curtis, 1835; 72, pl. A, f. 11, TL: [Canada]
Anarta algida Lefebvre, 1836; 396, pl. 10, f. 5, TL: "Laponie"
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Anarta septentrionis Walker, 1857; 700, TL: [Northwest Territories] Repulse Bay
= ; [NACL, #10279]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Mamestra feildeni McLachlan, 1878; 112, TL: Canadian Arctic, Dobbin Bay
= ; [NACL, #10279]; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Anarta fumida Graeser, 1889; 365, TL: Amurland, Nicolajefsk
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Anarta richardsoni var. dovrensis Staudinger, 1901; 218, TL: Norway, Dovre
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Anarta magna Barnes & Benjamin, 1924; 117, TL: Colorado, Hall Valley, Bullion Peak
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Aplecta richardsoni groenlandica Heydemann, 1944; 22, pl. 7, f. 5-6, TL: (Eastern) Greenland
= ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Polia richardsoni [BAMONA]
Anarta richardsoni ;
Polia richardsoni ; [NACL, #10279]; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) richardsoni ; [NE4, 18, 48]
[richardsoni.jpg] 500x273 (~22Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki, Ailigas, 775:50, 6.7.1983, Markku Savela leg.

Flight in July

Larva on Astragalus alpinus [SPRK]

Larva on Oxyria, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Salix arctica ;McCabe, 1980, [POOLE]


P. r. lanuginosa (Smith, 1900)
Anarta lanuginosa Smith, 1900; in Dyar, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 2: 493, TL: Alaska, Popof Island
= Polia richardsoni ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
languinosa ; [POOLE, 820 (missp.?)]
Polia richardsoni lanuginosa ; [NACL, #10279a]
P. r. tamsi (Benjamin, 1933)
Labrador, ... Anarta richardsoni tamsi Benjamin, 1933; 58, TL: Labrador
= Polia richardsoni ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Polia richardsoni tamsi ; [NACL, #10279b]
P. r. squara (Smith, 1908)
Greenland Anarta squara Smith, 1908; 112, TL: Greenland
= Polia richardsoni ; [POOLE]; [NE4, 55]
Polia richardsoni squara ; [NACL, #10279c]

fiPolia lamuta (Hertz, 1903)
NEU. See [About maps] Idän kangasyökkönen
Anarta lamuta Hertz, 1903; 82, TL: Lagerplatze uruata, west of Verchojansk
= Anartodes asiatica ; [POOLE]
Anarta richardsoni var. asiatica Staudinger, 1901; 218 (preocc. Polia asiatica Alphéraky, 1887), TL: Siberia, Kultusch
= ; [NE4, 56]
Mamestra rangnovi Püngeler, 1909; 288, TL: Lulea Lappmark
= Anartodes asiatica ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE4, 56]
Anarta lamuta tunkinski Bang-Haas, 1927; 88, pl. 10, f. 41, TL: Sajan Mtns, Tunkinsk Mountain, SW of Irkutsk
= Anartodes asiatica ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE4, 56]
Anartodes asiatica ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) lamuta ; [NE4, 18, 48]

Flight from end of June to latter half of July.


Polia altaica (Lederer, 1853)
-. See [About maps] Hadena altaica Lederer, 1853; 370, pl. 2, f. 6, TL: Siberia
Polia altaica ; [POOLE]
Polia (Polia) altaica ; [NE4, 18, 48]
P. a. monotona Bang-Haas, 1912
Sayan, ... Mamestra monotona Bang-Haas, 1912; 145, TL: Sajan region
= Polia altaica ; [POOLE]
Polia altaica monotona ; [NE4, 48]

The "NA" species-group

Polia discalis (Grote, 1877)
Mamestra discalis Grote, 1877; 797, TL: "Clear Creek Canyon"
Polia discalis [BAMONA]
Polia discalis [Bruce Walsh]
Polia discalis ; [NACL, #10273]; [POOLE]

Polia piniae Buckett & Bauer, [1967]
California, .... See [About maps] Polia piniae Buckett & Bauer, [1967]; J. Res. Lepid. 5: 221, f. 2-3, TL: California, Plumas Co., Johnsville
Polia piniae [ALBERTA]
Polia piniae [BAMONA]
Polia piniae [NOCTS]
Polia piniae ; [NACL, #10274]; [POOLE]

Polia nimbosa (Guenée, 1852)
-. See [About maps] Aplecta nimbosa Guenée, 1852; 77, TL: North America
Polia nimbosa [BAMONA]
Polia nimbosa [GALEPS]
Polia nimbosa ; [NACL, #10275]; [POOLE]
P. n. mystica (Smith, 1898)
Manitoba, ... Mamestra mystica Smith, 1898; 242, TL: Manitoba, Winnipeg
= Polia nimbosa ; [POOLE]
Polia nimbosa mystica ; [NACL, #10275a]
P. n. mysticoides Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
British Columbia, ... Polia nimbosa r. mysticoides Barnes & Benjamin, 1924; 7, TL: British Columbia, Vancouver Island
= Polia nimbosa ; [POOLE]
Polia nimbosa mysticoides ; [NACL, #10275b]

Polia imbrifera (Guenée, 1852)
New York, .... See [About maps] Aplecta imbrifera Guenée, 1852; 76, TL: New York
Polia imbrifera [BAMONA]
P. imbrifera [GALEPS]
Polia imbrifera ; [NACL, #10276]; [POOLE]

Larva on Prunus virginiana, Salix spp., Betula lenta, B. populifolia, Alnus rugosa ;Godfrey, 1972, [POOLE]


Polia rogenhoferi (Möschler, 1870)
Labrador, .... See [About maps] Mamestra rogenhoferi Möschler, 1870; 269, TL: Labrador
Polia rogenhoferi [BAMONA]
Polia rogenhoferi ; [NACL, #10277]; [POOLE]

Polia leomegra (Smith, 1908)
Newfoundland, .... See [About maps] Mamestra leomegra Smith, 1908; 100, TL: [Newfoundland] Grand Lake
= Polia rogenhoferi ; [POOLE]
Polia leomegra ; [NACL, #10278]
P. l. carbonifera (Hampson, 1908)
Alberta, ... Miselia carbonifera Hampson, 1908; 104, TL: Alberta, Wilcox Pass
= Polia rogenhoferi ; [POOLE]
Polia leomegra carbonifera ; [NACL, #10278a]

Polia purpurissata (Grote, 1864)
Pennsylvania, ..., Utah, Colorado, ..., British Columbia, .... See [About maps] Eurois purpurissata Grote, 1864; 82, pl. 1, f. 5, TL: Pennsylvania
Hadena juncimacula Smith, 1883; 67, TL: Utah Territory
= ; [NACL, #10280]; [POOLE]
Mamestra purpurissata var. crydina Dyar, 1904; British Columbia, Kaslo
= ; [NACL, #10280]; [POOLE]
Mamestra languida Smith, 1893; 100, pl. 6, f. 6, TL: Colorado
= ; [POOLE]; [NACL, #10280]
Mamestra languida Smith, 1894; 54 (new again), TL: Colorado
Polia purpurissata [BAMONA]
Polia purpurissata [Bruce Walsh]
Polia purpurissata ; [NACL, #10280]; [POOLE]
P. p. apurpura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Arizona, ... Polia apurpura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; 106, pl. 7, f. 2, TL: Arizona, White Mts.
= Polia purpurissata ; [POOLE]
Polia purpurissata apurpura ; [NACL, #10280a]

Polia nugatis (Smith, 1898)
Montana, .... See [About maps] Mamestra nugatis Smith, 1898; 240, TL: Montana
Mamestra tufa Smith, 1905; 199, TL: Utah, Stockton
= ; [NACL, #10281]; [POOLE]
Polia nugatis [ALBERTA]
Polia nugatis [BAMONA]
Polia nugatis [NOCTS]
Polia nugatis ; [NACL, #10281]; [POOLE]

Larva on Artemisia ;Godfrey, 1972, [POOLE]


Polia vauorbicularis (Smith, 1902)
Oregon, .... See [About maps] Mamestra vauorbicularis Smith, 1902; 42, TL: Oregon, Corvallis
Polia vauorbicularis [BAMONA]
Polia vauorbicularis ; [NACL, #10283]
Polia? vauorbicularis ; [POOLE]

Polia delecta Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
California. See [About maps] Polia delecta Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; 7, pl. 1, f. 17, TL: California, San Bernardino Co., Loma Linda; Camp Baldy
Polia delecta [BAMONA]
Polia delecta [NOCTS]
Polia delecta ; [NACL, #10284]
Polia? delecta ; [POOLE]

Larva on Clematis sp. ;Godfrey, 1972, [POOLE]


Polia detracta (Walker, 1857)
-. See [About maps] Hadena detracta Walker, 1857; 72, TL: New York, Trenton Falls
Plusia claviplena Grote, 1873
= ; [NACL, #10288]; [POOLE]
Polia detracta [BAMONA]
Polia detracta ; [NACL, #10288]
Polia? detracta ; [POOLE]
P. d. neoterica (Smith, 1898)
Manitoba, ... Mamestra neoterica Smith, 1898; 244, TL: Manitoba, Winnipeg
= Polia? detracta ; [POOLE]
Polia detracta neoterica ; [NACL, #10288a]

Polia propodea McCabe, 1980
Colorado, .... See [About maps] Polia propodea McCabe, 1980; 18, f. 20-21, TL: Colorado, Mt. Evans, Echo Lake
Polia propodea [BAMONA]
Polia propodea ; [POOLE]

The ? species-group

Polia albomixta Draudt, 1950
Yunnan, .... See [About maps] Polia albomixta Draudt, 1950; 31, pl. 2, f. 13, TL: [Yunnan] Li-kiang
Polia albomixta ; [POOLE]

Polia scotochlora Kollar, 1844
Polia scotochlora Kollar, 1844; 482, TL: Massuri [Mussooree]
Polia scotochlora ; [POOLE]

Polia similissima Plante, 1982
Nepal, .... See [About maps] Polia similissima Plante, 1982; 286, f. 1-2, TL: Nepal, Langtang, Kyangin Compa
Polia similissima ; [POOLE]


Unknown taxa

Polia abnormis Draudt, 1950; 33, pl. 2, f. 4, TL: Tai-pei-shan; Mien-shan
Polia? abnormis ; [POOLE]

Polia accessa Herrich-Schäffer, 1856; 7, f. 48, TL: Amberg [Germnay]
Polia? accessa ; [POOLE]

Polia albirena Draudt, 1950; 26, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: South Shensi, Tsingling, Tai-pei-shan
Polia? albirena ; [POOLE]

Polia altaica Bang-Haas, 1906; 134, TL: Cenrtal Altai
Polia? altaica ; [POOLE]

Polia ardelio Draudt, 1924; 99, pl. 15, row e, TL: Bolivia, Cuesta von Gillutincara
Polia? ardelio ; [POOLE]

Polia atrirena Hampson, 1905; 158, pl. 82, f. 25, TL: British East Africa, Ndimu
Polia? atrirena ; [POOLE]

Agrotis aya Dognin, 1897; 412, TL: Loja
Mamestra zobira Schaus, 1898; 110, TL: Mexico, Orizaba; Jamaica
= ; [POOLE]
Polia? aya ; [POOLE]

Polia bruchi Polia, 1947; 75, TL: Argentine, Cordoba, La Cabana
Polia? bruchi ; [POOLE]

Polia caneosparsata Dognin, 1914; 5, TL: Colombia, Paramo del Quindin
Polia? caneosparsata ; [POOLE]

Mamestra canosticta Druce, 1905; 373, TL: Bolivia
Polia? canosticta ; [POOLE]

Polia chalcia Hampson, 1905; 154, pl. 82, f. 18, TL: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil
Polia? chalcia ; [POOLE]

Polia confusa Turati, 1933; 202, TL: Caracorum, Tarim Basin, Oprang Valley
Polia confusa Turati, 1933; 19
Polia? confusa ; [POOLE]

Polia costigeroides Poole, 1989; [POOLE: 822 (repl. Agrotis costigera Moore, 1881)], TL: [Himachal Pradesh], Solun; [Meghalaya] Cherra Pundi
Agrotis costigera Moore, 1881; 350 (preocc. Agrotis costigera Walker, 1858), TL: [Himachal Pradesh], Solun; [Meghalaya] Cherra Pundi
= ; [POOLE]
Polia? costigeroides ; [POOLE]

Polia costirufa Draudt, 1950; 28, pl. 2, f. 9, TL: [Sichuan], Batang
Polia? costirufa ; [POOLE]

Polia cuprescens Hampson, 1905; 163, pl. 82, f. 32, TL: Mashonaland, Salisbury
Polia? cuprescens ; [POOLE]

Mamestra eversmanni Staudinger, 1900; 367, pl. 6, f. 14, TL: [Xinjiang] Korla
Polia? eversmanni ; [POOLE]

Hecatera fasciata Leech, 1889; 134, pl. 9, f. 8, TL: Kiukiang
Polia? fasciata ; [POOLE]

Hadena ferrisparsa Hampson, 1894; 201, TL: Simla; Dalhousie
Polia? ferrisparsa ; [POOLE]

Amathes gasiva Schaus, 1898; 108, TL: Mexico, Las Vigas
Polia? gasiva ; [POOLE]

Mamestra gavisa Schaus, 1898; 142, TL: Mexico, Las Viags, Cobre de Perote
Hadena gavisa ;
Polia? gavisa ; [POOLE]

Polia hemichrysea Köhler, 1968; 11, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: Bolivia, Rio Songo, Cuticucho
Polia? hemichrysea ; [POOLE]

Hadena knyvetti Hampson, 1894; 203, TL: Sikkim
Polia cnivetti Hampson, 1905; 146 (emend.), TL: Sikkim
Polia? knyvetti ; [POOLE]

Hecatera laeta Maassen, 1890; 145, pl. 6, f. 29
Polia? laeta ; [POOLE]

Apamea lebruni Mabille, 1885; 63, TL: Patagonia, Santa Cruz
Polia? lebruni ; [POOLE]

Polia livia Freyer, 1833; 169, pl. 95, f. 3, TL: Switzerland
Polia? livia ; [POOLE]

Caradrina maerens Butler, 1882; 125, TL: Chile, Las Zorras
Polia? maerens ; [POOLE]

Dianthoecia magellana Mabille, 1885; Bull. Phil. Paris. (7) 9: 64, TL: "Patagonia"
Dianthoecia magellana ; Staudinger, 1899, Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg 2 (6) : 70
Polia? magellana ; [POOLE]

Mamestra marea Schaus, 1894; 227, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Polia? marea ; [POOLE]

Polia mareoides Köhler, 1968; 9, pl. 1, f. 7, TL: Bolivia, Yungas de Corani
Polia? mareoides ; [POOLE]

Hecatera mohosa Dognin, 1897; 412, TL: Loja
Polia? mohosa ; [POOLE]

Polia muelleri Draudt, 1924; 97, pl. 15, row b
Polia? muelleri ; [POOLE]

Hadena nagaensis Hampson, 1894; 201, TL: Naga Hills
Polia? nagaensis ; [POOLE]

Apamea nervina Dognin, 1897; 408, TL: Loja; Zamora valley
Polia? nervina ; [POOLE]

Hecatera olivocincta Guenée, 1852; 30, TL: Brazil, Nouvelle-Fribourg [Rio de Janeiro]
Mamestra folia Schaus, 1894; 227, TL: Parana, Castro
= ; [POOLE]
Polia? olivocincta ; [POOLE]

Polia opinabilis Draudt, 1924; 103, pl. 16, row a, TL: Bolivia, Cuest von Cillutincara
Polia? opinabilis ; [POOLE]

Hadena orizabena Schaus, 1898; 142, TL: Mexico, Orizaba
Polia? orizabena ; [POOLE]

Polia ornatissima Wileman, 1911; 175, TL: Formosa, Rantaizan
Polia? ornatissima ; [POOLE]

Mamestra paranica Schaus, 1903; 231, TL: Parana, Castro
Polia paranica f. albescens Draudt, 1924; 102, pl. 15, row i (preocc. Polia albescens Guenée)
= ; [POOLE]
Polia? paranica ; [POOLE]

Hadena? pennitarsis Walker, 18858; 1726, TL: Brazil
Polia? pennitarsis ; [POOLE]

Polia pernix Freyer, 1838; 57, pl. 232, f. 2-3, TL: Southern France
Polia? pernix ; [POOLE]

Mamestra poliastis Hampson, 1902; 268, TL: British East Africa, Machakos; Nairobi; Mashonaland, Salisbury; Transvaal; Pretoria; Cape Colony, Transkei
Polia? poliastis ; [POOLE]

Polia praecontigua Turati, 1933; 18, TL: Himalaya, Pjau, Biaho Valley
Polia? praecontigua ; [POOLE]

Mamestra psittacus Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1: 80 (1858), 1 (11): pl. 42 (1854), f. 216, TL: Venezuela
Valleria[sic] jocosa Schaus, 1894; 230, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
= ; [POOLE]
?Hadena psittacus ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 293
Polia? psittacus ; [POOLE]

Thargelia pusilla Püngeler, 1900; 118, pl. 4, f. 10, TL: Aschabad
Polia? pusilla ; [POOLE]

Polia roberti Draudt, 1924; 111, pl. 17, row d, TL: Mexico, Orizaba
Polia? roberti ; [POOLE]

Polia rosina Köhler, 1947; 75, TL: Argentina, Missiones, Eldorado
Polia? rosina ; [POOLE]

Mamestra sadales Druce, 1898; 477, pl. 93, f. 19, TL: Mexico, Guerrero, Omilteme
Polia? sadales ; [POOLE]

Polia stevensii Guenée, 1852; 38, TL: Central India
Polia? stevensii ; [POOLE]

Hadena subjecta Walker, 1857; 588, TL: Brazil
Polia? subjecta ; [POOLE]

Mamestra subpicta Schaus, 1898; 111, TL: Mexico, Orizaba
Polia? subpicta ; [POOLE]

Mamestra tolimae Zerny, 1916; 176, pl. 5, f. 26, TL: Colombia, Monte Tolima
Polia? tolimae ; [POOLE]

Polia tucumana Köhler, 1979; 38, f. 2, TL: Argentina, Tucuman, Siambon
Polia? tucumana ; [POOLE]

Mamestra viriditincta Schaus, 1903; 230, TL: Parana, Castro
Polia? viriditincta ; [POOLE]

Polia zerfii Dumont, 1922; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr.: 276, TL: Tunisia, Djebel ez Zerf, Metlaoui
Polia? zerfii ; [POOLE]


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References:
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[FE]
Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NE4]
Hacker, Ronkay & Hreblay, 2002; Hadeninae I - Noctuidae Europaeae
[NOCTS]
Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14


Some related literature:
A. Bang-Haas, 1912
Neue oder wenig bekannte palaearktische Makrolepidopteren. (IV-VI) Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (2): 103-110 (1912) (3): 139-162 (1912) (4): 229-230, pl. 5-6 (1913)
Buckett & Bauer, [1967]
A new species of Polia Ochsenheimer from California and notes on Polia discalis (Grote) J. Res. Lepid. 5: 221-228
Smith in Dyar, 1900
Papers from the Harriman Alask Expedition. XII. Entomological Results (6): Lepidoptera Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 2: 487-501
Esper, 1788
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786) (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786) (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787) (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787) (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787) (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787) (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787) (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788) (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788) (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789) (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790) (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790) (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117A (Noct. 77-88) (1791) (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125B, 125C (Noct. 89-98) (1791) (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794)
Esper, 1796
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796) (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798) (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804) (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804) (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805) (Abs. 2) (49-50): 1-44 (1798) (Abs. 2) (51): 45-54 ([1799-1803]) (Abs. 2) (52): 55-62 (1804) (Abs. 2) (53): 63-85 (1805)
Eversmann, 1856
Les noctuélites de la Russie Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 29 (3): 1-120
Godman & Salvin, 1889
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490 3: pl. 1-101
Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853) 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853) 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853) 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853) 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854) 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854) 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854) 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854) 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854) 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854) 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854) 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854) 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855) 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858) 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858) 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855) 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858) 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856) 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858) 1: 1-52 (1856) 53-84 (1858) 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Mabille, 1885
Diagnoses de Lépidoptéres nouveaux Bull. Phil. Paris. (7) 9: 55-70
Püngeler, 1914
Neue palaearktische Macrolepidopteren Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28 (1) : 37-55, pl. 2-3
Staudinger, 1899
Lepidopteren. Hamburger Magalhaensische Sammelreise Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg 2 (6) : 1-117, pl., f. 1-27


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