Nites ostryella

Nites ostryella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maine and Illinois.[2]

Nites ostryella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Nites
Species:
N. ostryella
Binomial name
Nites ostryella
(McDunnough, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria ostryella McDunnough, 1943

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Ostrya virginiana and Corylus species.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nites ostryella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. "420161.00 – 0946 – Nites ostryella – (McDunnough, 1943)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (February 9, 2015). "Nites ostryella (McDunnough, 1943)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2020.


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