Kessleria albescens
| Kessleria albescens | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Female | |
 | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. albescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria albescens (Rebel, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Kessleria albescens is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in France, Italy and Austria.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6-7.3 mm for males and 5.1-6.1 mm for females. The forewings are white with light and dark brown scales. The hindwings are light brown. Adults are on wing from July to September.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. When older, they feed freely from within a spinning.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.