Kessleria insubrica is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy.[1]
Kessleria insubrica | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Kessleria |
Species: | K. insubrica |
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Kessleria insubrica Huemer & Tarmann, 1993 | |
The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm for males and 6.5-7.4 mm for females. The forewings are white with brown and ochre sprinkling. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to the end of August.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga caesia. They live in a spinning (a shelter like the web of a spider).
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