| Kessleria nivescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. nivescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria nivescens Burmann, 1980 | |
Kessleria nivescens is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy, Slovenia and Austria.
The length of the forewings is 8-9.6 mm for males and 6.9–8 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid July to the beginning of September.
The larvae feed on Saxifraga caesia and Saxifraga tombeaensis.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Huemer, P. & G. Tarmann (1991): Westpaläarktische Gespinstmotten der Gattung Kessleria NOWICKI: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Verbreitung. — Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 81: 5-110
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Kessleria nivescens | |
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