diff --git a/moto/ec2/exceptions.py b/moto/ec2/exceptions.py
index 348c3f72..e4bbbafb 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/exceptions.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/exceptions.py
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ class InvalidInstanceIdError(EC2ClientError):
         )
 
 
+class InvalidInstanceTypeError(EC2ClientError):
+    def __init__(self, instance_type):
+        super(InvalidInstanceTypeError, self).__init__(
+            "InvalidInstanceType.NotFound",
+            "The instance type '{0}' does not exist".format(instance_type),
+        )
+
 class InvalidAMIIdError(EC2ClientError):
     def __init__(self, ami_id):
         super(InvalidAMIIdError, self).__init__(
diff --git a/moto/ec2/models.py b/moto/ec2/models.py
index fbd11210..d39606ec 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/models.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/models.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     InvalidDomainError,
     InvalidID,
     InvalidInstanceIdError,
+    InvalidInstanceTypeError,
     InvalidInternetGatewayIdError,
     InvalidKeyPairDuplicateError,
     InvalidKeyPairFormatError,
@@ -1126,8 +1127,6 @@ class InstanceBackend(object):
         return reservations
 
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-=======
 class InstanceTypeBackend(object):
     def __init__(self):
         super(InstanceTypeBackend, self).__init__()
diff --git a/moto/ec2/responses/instances.py b/moto/ec2/responses/instances.py
index ef45ee47..0f62ff84 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/responses/instances.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/responses/instances.py
@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@ class InstanceResponse(BaseResponse):
         return template.render(instances=instances)
 
     def describe_instance_types(self):
-        instance_types = [
-            InstanceType(name="t1.micro", cores=1, memory=644874240, disk=0)
-        ]
+        instance_type_filters = self._get_multi_param("InstanceType")
+        instance_types = self.ec2_backend.describe_instance_types(instance_type_filters)
         template = self.response_template(EC2_DESCRIBE_INSTANCE_TYPES)
         return template.render(instance_types=instance_types)
 
@@ -826,17 +825,17 @@ EC2_DESCRIBE_INSTANCE_TYPES = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
     <instanceTypeSet>
     {% for instance_type in instance_types %}
         <item>
-            <instanceType>{{ instance_type.name }}</instanceType>
+            <instanceType>{{ instance_type.apiname }}</instanceType>
             <vCpuInfo>
-                <defaultVCpus>{{ instance_type.cores }}</defaultVCpus>
-                <defaultCores>{{ instance_type.cores }}</defaultCores>
+                <defaultVCpus>{{ instance_type.vcpus|int }}</defaultVCpus>
+                <defaultCores>{{ instance_type.vcpus|int }}</defaultCores>
                 <defaultThreadsPerCore>1</defaultThreadsPerCore>
             </vCpuInfo>
             <memoryInfo>
-                <sizeInMiB>{{ instance_type.memory }}</sizeInMiB>
+                <sizeInMiB>{{ instance_type.memory|int }}</sizeInMiB>
             </memoryInfo>
             <instanceStorageInfo>
-                <totalSizeInGB>{{ instance_type.disk }}</totalSizeInGB>
+                <totalSizeInGB>{{ instance_type.storage|int }}</totalSizeInGB>
             </instanceStorageInfo>
             <processorInfo>
                 <supportedArchitectures>
diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_instance_types.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_instance_types.py
index 1385d611..9f1205c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ec2/test_instance_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_instance_types.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import boto3
 import sure  # noqa
+import pytest
+
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
 from moto import mock_ec2
 
@@ -16,3 +19,28 @@ def test_describe_instance_types():
     instance_types["InstanceTypes"][0].should.have.key("InstanceType")
     instance_types["InstanceTypes"][0].should.have.key("MemoryInfo")
     instance_types["InstanceTypes"][0]["MemoryInfo"].should.have.key("SizeInMiB")
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_describe_instance_types_filter_by_type():
+    client = boto3.client("ec2", "us-east-1")
+    instance_types = client.describe_instance_types(InstanceTypes=['t1.micro', 't2.nano'])
+
+    instance_types.should.have.key("InstanceTypes")
+    instance_types["InstanceTypes"].should_not.be.empty
+    instance_types["InstanceTypes"].should.have.length_of(2)
+    instance_types["InstanceTypes"][0]['InstanceType'].should.equal('t1.micro')
+    instance_types["InstanceTypes"][1]['InstanceType'].should.equal('t2.nano')
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_describe_instance_types_unknown_type():
+    client = boto3.client("ec2", "us-east-1")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ClientError) as err:
+        client.describe_instance_types(InstanceTypes=['t1.non_existent'])
+        err.response["Error"]["Code"].should.equal("ValidationException")
+        err.response["Error"]["Message"].split(":")[0].should.look_like(
+            "The instance type '{'t1.non_existent'}' does not exist"
+        )
+        err.response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"].should.equal(400)