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Kessleria fasciapennella

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Species of moth

Kessleria fasciapennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species: K. fasciapennella
Binomial name
Kessleria fasciapennella
(Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Zelleria fasciapennella Stainton, 1849
  • Kessleria longipenella Friese, 1960

Kessleria fasciapennella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September and again, after overwintering, from May to June.

The larvae feed on Parnassia palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from June to July.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. bladmineerders.nl


Taxon identifiers
Kessleria fasciapennella


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