Noduliferola
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Noduliferola is a genus
Genus
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 of tortrix moths (family
Family (biology)
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 Tortricidae) belonging to the tribe
Tribe (biology)
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 Eucosmini
Eucosmini
The Eucosmini are a tribe of tortrix moths.-Genera:The Eucosmini are a tribe of tortrix moths.-Genera:The Eucosmini are a tribe of tortrix...

 of subfamily Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae is a subfamily of moth in the family Tortricidae.-Genera incertae sedis:This tortricine genus has not been assigned to a tribe yet:...

. The known species
Species
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 range from East Asia
East Asia
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 to Polynesia
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.

At least some of them can be recognized by their hindwing veins. In these species, vein 3 and 4 are united, and approached by the fifth vein at its end.

As of 2010, 10 species are placed here:Baixeras et al. (2010b)
  • Noduliferola abstrusa Kuznetzov, 1973
  • Noduliferola atriplaga (Clarke, 1976)
  • Noduliferola hylica (Diakonoff, 1984)
  • Noduliferola insuetana Kuznetzov, 1997
  • Noduliferola marquesana (Clarke, 1986)
  • Noduliferola neothela (Turner, 1916)
  • Noduliferola niphada (Diakonoff, 1984)
  • Noduliferola phaeostropha (Clarke, 1976)
  • Noduliferola pleurogramma (Clarke, 1976)
  • Noduliferola spiladorma (Meyrick, 1932)
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