Kessleria nivescens
| Kessleria nivescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Kessleria |
| Species: | K. nivescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Kessleria nivescens Burmann, 1980
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Kessleria nivescens is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy, Slovenia and Austria.[1]
The length of the forewings is 8-9.6 mm for males and 6.9–8 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid July to the beginning of September.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga caesia and Saxifraga tombeaensis.
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