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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Nites |
| Species: | N. ostryella
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| Nites ostryella (McDunnough, 1943)
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Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Ostrya virginiana and Corylus species.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "420161.00 – 0946 – Nites ostryella – (McDunnough, 1943)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 9, 2015). "Nites ostryella (McDunnough, 1943)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2020.