This is a list of the moths of family
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 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, aft ...
that are found in
Canada
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. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full
List of moths of Canada
This page provides links to detailed lists of moth species that have been recorded in Canada. The lists are sorted by family.
Macro moths
* Bombycidae
* Cossidae
* Zygaenidae
* Limacodidae
* Sesiidae
* Lasiocampidae
* Saturniidae
* Drepanidae
* ...
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Following the species name, there is an abbreviation that indicates the Canadian provinces or territories in which the species can be found.
*Western Canada
**BC =
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
**AB =
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
**SK =
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
**MB =
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
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Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
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Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
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Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
*Eastern Canada
**ON =
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
**QC =
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
**NB =
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
**PE =
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...
**NF =
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
**LB =
Labrador
, nickname = "The Big Land"
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Subfamily
Chloephorinae
Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae) in appearance and often colored a vivid green, but may also be b ...
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Characoma nilotica''
(Rogenhofer, 1881)-ON, QC, NS
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Nycteola cinereana
''Nycteola cinereana'', the grey midget or ash-colored owlet moth, is a nolid moth in the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges ...
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Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893-BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NF
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Nycteola columbiana
''Nycteola columbiana'' is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoo ...
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(Edwards, 1873)-BC
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Nycteola frigidana
''Nycteola frigidana'', known generally as the frigid owlet or frigid midget, is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloratio ...
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(Walker, 1863)-BC, AB, MB, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
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Nycteola metaspilella
''Nycteola metaspilella'', the forgotten frigid owlet, is a nolid moth (family Nolidae). The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hod ...
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(Walker, 1866)-ON
Subfamily
Nolinae
Nolinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. The subfamily was erected by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1846. They resemble some Arctiidae in appearance.
Genera
Former genera
* ''Melaleucia'' – transferred to Erebidae
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Meganola minuscula
''Meganola minuscula'', the confused meganola, is a nolid moth (family Nolidae). The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of No ...
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(Zeller, 1872)-BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
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Meganola spodia
''Meganola spodia'', commonly known as the ashy meganola or Franclemont's meganola moth, is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Meganola spodia'' is List of moths of North ...
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Franclemont, 1985-ON, QC
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Nola cilicoides''
(Grote, 1873)-AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
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Nola ovilla
''Nola ovilla'', known generally as the woolly nola moth or sharp-blotched nola moth, is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull c ...
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Grote, 1875-ON, QC
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Nola minna''
Butler, 1881-BC
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Nola triquetrana
''Nola triquetrana'', the three-spotted nola, is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Nola triquetrana'' is List of moths of North America, 8992.
References
Further reading
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Nola (mot ...
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(Fitch, 1856)-ON, QC, NS
Subfamily
Risobinae
Risobinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical ex ...
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Baileya australis
''Baileya australis'', the small baileya moth, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and New York to Florida, ...
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(Grote, 1881)-ON, QC
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Baileya dormitans
''Baileya dormitans'', the sleeping baileya, is a nolid moth (family Nolidae). The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America ...
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(Guenée, 1852)-ON, QC
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Baileya doubledayi
''Baileya doubledayi'', or Doubleday's baileya, is a nolid moth (family Nolidae). The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Baileya doubledayi'' is 8969
8969 is ...
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(Guenée, 1852)-SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
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Baileya levitans
''Baileya levitans'', the pale baileya, is a species of nolid moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by Smith in 1906 and is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Baileya levitans'' is List of moths of North America, 8972. ...
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(Smith, 1906)-ON, QC
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Baileya ophthalmica
''Baileya ophthalmica'', the eyed baileya, is a nolid moth (family Nolidae). The species was Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Baileya ophthalmica'' is ...
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(Guenée, 1852)-AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
External links
Moths of Canadaat the Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 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, aft ...
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