Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. The family was erected by George Hampson in 1894. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, after the tufts of raised scales on the forewings of two subfamilies, Nolinae and Collomeninae.[1] The larvae also tend to have muted colors and tufts of short hairs.
| Nolidae | |
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| Green silver-lines, Pseudoips prasinana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 |
Formerly, this group was included in the Noctuidae.
Subfamilies
Monotypic subfamilies
- Afridinae - Afrida
- Bleninae - Blenina
- Diphtherinae - Diphthera (monotypic genus)
- Eariadinae - Earias
- Westermanniinae - Westermannia
Genera incertae sedis
The following genera have yet to be assigned to a subfamily:
- Aiteta
- Aquis
- Ariola
- Ballatha
- Barasa
- Beana
- Cacyparis
- Carea
- Chandica
- Churia
- Didiguides
- Diplolopha
- Elesma
- Gelastocera
- Kerala
- Lasiolopha
- Leocyma
- Lophothripa
- Maurilia
- Meganola
- Microzada
- Motya
- Nanaguna
- Ophiosema
- Paracrama
- Plotheia
- Selepa
References
- Zahiri, R.; Lafontaine, J. D.; Holloway, J. D.; Kitching, I. J.; Schmidt, B. C.; Kaila, L. & Wahlberg, N. (2013). "Major lineages of Nolidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) elucidated by molecular phylogenetics". Cladistics. doi:10.1111/cla.12001.
- Chinery, Michael (1991). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe.
- Skinner, Bernard (1984). The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles.
External links
- Images of Nolidae species in New Zealand
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