Asterivora nivescens is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae.

This species inhabits native herbage on mountain sides.

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1926, using specimens collected at Gordon's Pyramid, Mount Arthur, and named Simaethis nivescens.

[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.

Forewings moderate, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen slightly rounded, little oblique; bronzy-brown; basal 2⁄5 sprinkled with white scales which tend to form one or two bands; a white spot on costa at 3⁄5 giving rise to a white line which follows an outwardly-oblique course to near middle of wing, thence bending sharply inwardly to above dorsum to which it recurves, in male this line is absorbed in subterminal band of white scales; preceding this line is a broad band almost free of white scales except those forming the discal spot; a broad subterminal band of white scales, touching second line at middle: fringes white, with broad blackish basal band and a similar but paler apical band.