Nolidae Bruand, 1846

Tuft Moths

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Noctuoidea
​Family: Nolidae

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​Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. 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. The larvae also tend to have muted colors and tufts of short hairs. Wikipedia

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Subfamily: Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859

Genera: Aiteta, Blenina, Carea, Maurilia, Narangodes

Aiteta rufoflava

Blenina lichenosa

Blenina quinaria

Carea angulata

Carea varipes

Maurilia iconica

Narangodes argyrostrigatus​

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Subfamily: Eariadinae

Genera: Earias

Earias cupreoviridis

Earias flavida

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Subfamily: Eligminae Mell, 1943

Genera: ​Eligma, ​Gadirtha

Eligma narcissus

Gadirtha pulchra

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Subfamily: Nolinae Bruand, 1846

Genera: Nola

Nola lucidalis

Nola pumila

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Subfamily: Risobinae Mell, 1943

Genera: Risoba

Risoba obstructa

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Unidentified ​Nolidae

Nolidae unidentified species