Kessleria petrobiella
| Kessleria petrobiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. petrobiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria petrobiella (Zeller, 1868) | |
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Kessleria petrobiella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Austria, Slovenia and Italy.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.3–8 mm for males and 6.4-7.8 mm for females. The forewings are white. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the beginning of August.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga caesia.