Nites ostryella

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

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

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.

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

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