Moths of North Carolina
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Nites ostryella (McDunnough, 1943) - No Common Name

Nites ostryella
Taxonomy
Family:
Depressariidae		P3 Number:
59a0161		 MONA Number:
946.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Nites ostryellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our one record was recorded in a high elevation stand of mesic hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous, feeding on Hazels (Corylus species and Hop-Hornbeam (Ostrya virginca) (Hodges, 1974)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Corylaceous Thickets and Understories
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1]
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Nites ostryellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-24
Yancey Co.
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