Kessleria alternans
| Kessleria alternans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. alternans |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria alternans (Staudinger, 1871) | |
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Kessleria alternans is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. 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.