• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Mass Moths on iNaturalist

Mass Moths

Mass Moths

Welcome to Mass Moths – The Place to go for information on Massachusetts Moths

  • Home
  • Species List
    • View Species List
    • Species List Info
  • Search
  • Community
    • How to participate and submit records
    • Moth Identification
    • Thanks
  • Summarized Project Data
  • About
  • Contact

Moths navigation

<< Previous Species:
Niditinea fuscella
Next Species:
Niditinea sabroskyi
>>
Tineoidea >> Tineidae >> Tineinae >> Niditinea

Niditinea orleansella

(Chambers, 1873)

Sort #: 164 | P3 #: 300165 | MPG #: 412
View on BugGuide | View on iNaturalist | BOLD Link

Larval feeding type: Probably feeds from a silken tube spun among the substrate
Larval substrate: Appears to feed predominantly on vacated paper wasp (Polistes) nests
Phenology: Adult: 5/30 to 10/07 (10 records)

Comment: There are three DNA barcodes under the name 'orleansella' (one of which may be for sabroskyi), so the species is likely to be split.

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, uncommon
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1950
Last Year Reported: 2020

Distribution by County: Hampshire, Franklin, Middlesex, Bristol, Dukes
Number of Records: 11

Copyright © 2023 MassMoths · Log in