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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Nolidae Sub Family   Description   a family of macro-moths Background to Family   The 4 generally uncommon natives, and one transitory resident, are foliage feeders and have varied food plant choices. These range from Meganola strigula, on Quercus robur, to M.albula on rosaceous herbs; Nola cucullatella on rosaceous trees; N.confusalis on numerous broadleaved trees; and N. aerugula on leguminous herbs.     No. taxa in DBIF   5 No. interactions   47 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   84 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material added from Waring, Townsend & Lewington, 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, UK.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   2003 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:32 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :66 Source   Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:119 Source   Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:118 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :65 Source   Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:113 Source   Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:115 Source   Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 224 Source   Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 223 Source   Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:117