Moths of North Carolina
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Polia nimbosa (Guenée, 1852) - Stormy Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Hadenini		P3 Number:
932867		 MONA Number:
10275.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Polia nimbosaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include maple (Acer), alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), huckleberry (Gaylussacia), currant (Ribes), and willow (Salix) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Polia nimbosa - Stormy Arches

Photos: 16
Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Polia nimbosaRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Polia nimbosaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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