Kessleria zimmermanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Kessleria
Species:
K. zimmermanni
Binomial name
Kessleria zimmermanni
Nowicki, 1864
Synonyms
  • Kessleria tatrica Friese, 1960
  • Swammerdamia zimmermanni

Kessleria zimmermanni is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Poland and Slovakia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7-7.2 mm for males and 6.2 mm for females. The forewings are brown. The hindwings are dark brown. Adults are on wing from June to the end of August.[2]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters twice in the larval stage.

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