Biology:Nolidae
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Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide.[1] 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.[2] The larvae also tend to have muted colors and tufts of short hairs.
Formerly, this group was included in the Noctuidae.
Subfamilies
- Chloephorinae
- Collomeninae
- Eligminae
- Nolinae
- Risobinae
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:
References
- ↑ Erik J. Van Nieukerken; Lauri Kaila; Ian J. Kitching; Niels P. Kristensen; David C. Lees; Joël Minet; Charles Mitter; Marko Mutaten et al.. "Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758.". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 3148 (1): 212–221. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.41. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3148.1.41/0. Retrieved 2024-05-17. In Zhang, Z.-Q.(Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness
- ↑ 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 29 (4): 337–359. doi:10.1111/cla.12001. PMID 34809410.
Bibliography
- 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
Data related to Nolidae at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q546390 entry
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