Polia hepatica (Clerck, 1759)
silvery arches
on Vaccinium, etc.
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Betula pendula; Calluna vulgaris; Carpinus betulus; Ononis; Pulmonaria officinalis; Rubus idaeus, fruticosus; Salix; Senecio ovatus; Teucrium; Vaccinium myrtillus, uliginosum.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.
synonyms
Aplecta tincta (Brahm, 1791); Polia trimaculosa (Esper, 1788).
parasitoids, predators
references
Askew (1968a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2002a), Pyrgus (2021), Reuhl (1974b), Robenz & Schaefer (1987a).