NOLIDAE of Australia NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

NOLIDAE eggs

NOLIDAE caterpillars

NOLIDAE pupae

NOLIDAE moths

NOLIDAE undersides

NOLIDAE forewings

There are approximately 170 named Australian species in NOLIDAE.
Here the illustrated species are listed in the three subfamilies :

CHLOEPHORINAE 42 named species CHLOEPHORINAE caterpillars CHLOEPHORINAE pupae CHLOEPHORINAE moths CHLOEPHORINAE undersides CHLOEPHORINAE forewings NOLINAE 79 named species NOLIDAE eggs NOLINAE caterpillars NOLINAE pupae NOLINAE moths NOLINAE undersides NOLINAE forewings SARROTHRIPINAE 47 named species SARROTHRIPINAE caterpillars SARROTHRIPINAE cocoons SARROTHRIPINAE moths SARROTHRIPINAE undersides SARROTHRIPINAE forewings

Some taxonomists include NOLIDAE and its subfamilies in NOCTUIDAE, as in the Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera, but here following the more recent book A Guide to Australian Moths we list it as a separate family.

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(updated 31 May 2014, 23 July 2017, 25 September 2019, 5 October 2019, 11 June 2020, 22 June 2021)