Tuft moths (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Trinidad & Tobago

Abstract

Information and illustrations are provided regarding the 37 species of Nolidae moths now known from Trinidad, and eight known from Tobago (22% of Trinidad total). Eleven genera and five subfamilies are known from Trinidad & Tobago: Afridinae (1 species), Diphtherinae (2 species), Collomeninae (12 species), Eligminae (7 species), Nolinae (15 species). Before 2017, only five species of Nolidae had been recorded from Trinidad & Tobago, seven have been recorded since then, and 25 species are here recorded from the country for the first time