Nolinae

Guides

  • Meganola

    Meganola is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae, subfamily Nolinae, erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898. The genus is distributed across multiple biogeographic regions including the Palearctic (Europe, Korea), Afrotropical (Ivory Coast, Zambia, Uganda), and Nearctic (Vermont, USA). It contains at least 35 species in West Africa alone, with taxonomic revisions ongoing. Some authorities consider Meganola a synonym of Roeselia.

  • Nola

    Nola is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae, described by William Elford Leach in 1815. The genus is the namesake of the subfamily Nolinae and occurs worldwide wherever suitable habitat is present. The genus includes numerous species, with at least one species, Nola sorghiella (sorghum webworm), recognized as an agricultural pest of sorghum in the eastern United States and Texas.