Kessleria malgassaella
| Kessleria malgassaella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Subfamily: | Yponomeutinae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. malgassaella |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria malgassaella (Viette, 1954) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kessleria malgassaella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 9–10 mm, with a wingspan of 19.5–21 mm. The antennae and palpae are mouse-grey. Head, thorax and abdomen are light grey, the underside of the body dark grey. The forewings are mouse-grey with black dots. Hidewings are uniformely silky grey.
The holotype provided from Bekily from southern Madagascar.[2]
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.