Kessleria alternans

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Kessleria alternans
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species:
K. alternans
Binomial name
Kessleria alternans
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Swammerdamia alternansStaudinger, 1871

Kessleria alternans is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Switzerland and Italy. [1] It has also been recorded from the Caucasus.

The length of the forewings is 8-9.2 mm for males and 6.7-8.1 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from mid to the end of July. [2]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga oppositifolia and Saxifraga paniculata .

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