Kessleria inexpectata

Kessleria inexpectata is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France.[1]

Kessleria inexpectata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species:
K. inexpectata
Binomial name
Kessleria inexpectata
Huemer & Tarmann, 1992

The length of the forewings is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 5.5 mm for females. The forewings are white with light and dark brown scales. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing in July.[2]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. They live within a spinning and may mine the leaves of their host plant on occasion.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Huemer, P. & G. Tarmann (1991): Westpaläarktische Gespinstmotten der Gattung Kessleria Nowicki: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Verbreitung. — Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 81: 5-110



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