Nolidae
| 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 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Afridinae |
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Afridinae
Nolinae
Chloephorinae
Westermanniinae
Eariadinae
Collomeninae
Bleninae
Risobinae
Eligminae
Diphtherinae
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.
Formerly, this group was included in the Noctuidae.
The following nolid genera have not been assigned to a subfamily yet:
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