Kebnat
INSECTS

Stormy Arches

Polia nimbosa

Insects
Native
Stormy Arches, Adult
Stormy Arches, Adult
Stormy Arches, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 75 observations of Stormy Arches in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  2. Capitale-Nationale15
  3. Estrie7
  4. Outaouais7
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  6. Laurentides4
  7. Montérégie4
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Slender willowSalix petiolaris
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Cloudy Arches MothPolia imbrifera
Great BrocadeEurois occulta
Laugher MothCharadra deridens