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Kessleria hauderi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Yponomeutidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Kessleria

Kessleria hauderi is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Austria.

The length of the forewings is 8-9.3 mm for males and 6.1-7.1 mm for females. The forewings are shining whitish brown to whitish grey with some light brown scales. The hindwings are light to dark grey. Adults are on wing from the beginning of July to mid August.

The larvae feed on Saxifraga oppositifolia and possibly Saxifraga caesia. They have a dark green body and black head.

References

Kessleria hauderi Wikipedia