Biology:Kessleria caflischiella

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Short description: Species of moth

Kessleria caflischiella
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K. caflischiella
Binomial name
Kessleria caflischiella
(Frey, 1880) Friese, 1960[1]
Synonyms[4]
  • Swammerdamia caflischiella Frey, 1880[2]
  • (Frey, 1880) Meyrick, 1914[3] Zelleria caflischiella

Kessleria caflischiella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Switzerland , Austria and Italy.[5]

The length of the forewings is 6.9–8.3 mm for males and 6.1–7.1 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white with light brown dusting. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the beginning of July to the beginning of September.[4]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga moschata. They live in a spinning (a shelter like the web of a spider).

References

  1. Friese, Gerrit (1960). "Revision der paläarktischen Yponomeutidae unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Genitalien (Lepidoptera)". Beiträge zur Entomologie 10 (1–2): 74–75. doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.10.1-2.1-131. 
  2. Frey, Heinrich (1880). "Tineiden". Die Lepidoperen der Schweiz. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. p. 344. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7622940. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (1914). Hyponomentidae, Plutellidae, Amphtherdae. Lepidopterorum atalogus. 19. Berlin: W. Junk. p. 12. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44549896. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Huemer, Peter; Tarmann, Gerhard (1991). "Westpaläarktische Gespinstmotten der Gattung Kessleria Nowicki: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Verbreitung". Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 81: 49–51. BHL page 31644099. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MittMuenchEntGes_081_0005-0110.pdf. 
  5. Fauna Europaea

Wikidata ☰ Q6395186 entry