Exaeretia nivalis is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae.

[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Montana, Wyoming, Washington, British Columbia and Alberta.

The forewings are white, with a faint light-brown shade slightly beyond the base, in the inner angle and along the inner margin.

There is a series of spots along the costa and around the termen, as well as sparse fuscous to blackish fuscous irrorations over the entire surface of the forewing.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Depressariinae is a stub.