Nolidae

 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.

Nolidae
Green silver-lines, Pseudoips prasinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae Bruand, 1847[1]

Formerly, this group was included in the Noctuidae.

SubfamiliesEdit

• Chloephorinae
• Collomeninae
• Eligminae
• Nolinae
• Risobinae

Monotypic subfamiliesEdit

• Afridinae - Afrida
• Bleninae - Blenina
• Diphtherinae - Diphthera (monotypic genus)
• Eariadinae - Earias
• Westermanniinae - Westermannia

Genera incertae sedisEdit

The following genera have yet to be assigned to a subfamily:

• Aiteta
• Aquis
• Ariola
• Ballatha
• Barasa
• Beana
• Cacyparis
• Carea
• Chandica
• Churia
• Didiguides
• Diplolopha
• Elesma
• Kerala
• Lasiolopha
• Leocyma
• Lophothripa
• Maurilia
• Meganola
• Microzada
• Motya
• Nanaguna
• Ophiosema
• Paracrama
• Plotheia
• Selepa