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Kessleria inexpectata

Wikipedia Abstract

Kessleria inexpectata is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in France. 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. The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. They live within a spinning and may mine the leaves of their host plant on occasion.
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Prey / Diet

Saxifraga geranioides (White Mountain saxifrage)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0