Nites ostryella

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Nites ostryella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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]

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.

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

References[edit]

  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.