Kessleria nivescens

Kessleria nivescens is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy, Slovenia and Austria.[1]

Kessleria nivescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species:
K. nivescens
Binomial name
Kessleria nivescens
Burmann, 1980

The length of the forewings is 8-9.6 mm for males and 6.9–8 mm for females. The forewings are white with light brown to grey sprinkling. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from mid July to the beginning of September.[2]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga caesia and Saxifraga tombeaensis. They have a dark greenish brown body and black head.

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