Kessleria caflischiella
| Kessleria caflischiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. caflischiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria caflischiella (Frey, 1880) | |
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Kessleria caflischiella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Switzerland, Austria and Italy.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.9-8.3 mm for males and 6.1-7.1 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white with light brown dusting. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the beginning of July to the beginning of September.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga moschata. They live in a spinning.