Kessleria malgassaella

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Kessleria malgassaella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species:
K. malgassaella
Binomial name
Kessleria malgassaella
(Viette, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Parahyponomeuta malgassaellaViette, 1954

Kessleria malgassaella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Madagascar. [1]

The length of the forewings is about 9–10 mm, with a wingspan of 19.5–21 mm. The antennae and palpi are mouse grey. Head, thorax and abdomen are light grey, the underside of the body dark grey. The forewings are mouse grey with black dots. Hindwings are uniformly silky grey.

The holotype provided from Bekily from southern Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Yponomeuta malgassaella (Viette, 1955)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.


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