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
  • Parahyponomeuta malgassaella Viette, 1954

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

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.