Kessleria alternans
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Kessleria |
Species: | K. alternans
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Kessleria alternans (Staudinger, 1871)
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Kessleria alternans is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Switzerland and Italy.[1] It has also been recorded from the Caucasus.
The length of the forewings is 8-9.2 mm for males and 6.7-8.1 mm for females. The forewings are grey. The hindwings are light grey. Adults have been recorded from mid to the end of July.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga oppositifolia and Saxifraga paniculata. They create a spinning from which feeding takes place. The larvae have a brownish green body and light brown head.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1871
- Yponomeutidae
- Moths of Europe
- Yponomeutidae stubs