Niditinea

Larval habitats include bird nests, particularly those of various bird species in the United States. Specific nest substrates and materials used by larvae vary among species.

Recorded from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with species documented across Europe and North America.

• bird nests - larval habitatDocumented for multiple species in the United States; specific bird host species not detailed in available sources

Larvae show a preference for bird nests as developmental sites. Adults are nocturnal and attracted to light.

• TineaBoth are genera in Tineidae with similar small, drab appearance; Niditinea distinguished by genitalia and larval association with bird nests rather than stored products or keratinous debris
• MonopisBoth Tineidae genera with nest-associated larvae; Niditinea species typically lack the distinct wing patterning seen in many Monopis

• bird nest
• nest-dwelling
• Holarctic

• BugGuide
• Wikipedia
• GBIF taxonomy match
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• A New Species of Niditinea (Tineidae: Tineinae) with a Preference for Bird Nests, and the Known Larval Habitats of the Species in the United States