Nites atrocapitella
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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. atrocapitella
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| Nites atrocapitella (McDunnough, 1944)
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Nites atrocapitella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Manitoba, Maine and Connecticut.[2]
Adults have been recorded on wing in April.
The larvae feed on Corylus species.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nites atrocapitella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "420158.00 – 0943 – Nites atrocapitella – (McDunnough, 1944)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 9, 2015). "Nites atrocapitella (McDunnough, 1944)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2020.