| Kessleria zimmermanni | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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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