Nolidae is a family of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s with about 1,400 described species

Species

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 worldwide. They are mostly small with dull colouration, the main distinguishing feature being tufts of raised scales on the forewings (the group is sometimes known as tuft moths). The larva

Larva

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e also tend to have muted colours and tufts of short hairs.

Formerly, this group was included in the Noctuidae

Noctuidae

The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....

.

Genera incertae sedis

The following nolid genera

Genus

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 have not been assigned to a subfamily yet:

• Ballatha
• Cacyparis
  Cacyparis
  Cacyparis is a moth genus in the family Nolidae found in Papua-New Guinea and Australia.-External links:*...
  
  
• Didiguides
• Selepa
• Bryophilopsis
• Kerala
• Microzada
• Ophiosema