Kessleria klimeschi is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy[1] and Slovenia.
The length of the forewings is 6.4-7.7 mm for males and 5.5-6.5 mm for females. The forewings are white with light and dark brown scales. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the end of June to the beginning of August.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata and Saxifraga incrustata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. When older, they live freely within a spinning.
Kessleria klimeschi is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy and Slovenia.
The length of the forewings is 6.4-7.7 mm for males and 5.5-6.5 mm for females. The forewings are white with light and dark brown scales. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the end of June to the beginning of August.
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata and Saxifraga incrustata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. When older, they live freely within a spinning.
Kessleria klimeschi es una especie de polilla del género Kessleria, familia Yponomeutidae.
Fue descrita científicamente por Huemer & Tarmann en 1992.
Kessleria klimeschi is een vlinder uit de familie van de stippelmotten (Yponomeutidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1992 gepubliceerd door Huemer & Tarmann.
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