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Nites
Nites is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae, established by Hodges in 1974. The genus contains five described species distributed in North America, including Nites grotella, Nites betulella, and Nites ostryella. These are small to medium-sized moths typically associated with woody plants as larvae. The genus is part of the diverse superfamily Gelechioidea, which includes many concealed-feeding moth lineages.