Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Yponomeutidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Kessleria | |
Kessleria caflischiella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
The length of the forewings is 6.9–8.3 mm for males and 6.1–7.1 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white with light brown dusting. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the beginning of July to the beginning of September.
The larvae feed on Saxifraga moschata. They live in a spinning (a shelter like the web of a spider).
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