Kessleria fasciapennella
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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. fasciapennella
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| Kessleria fasciapennella (Stainton, 1849)
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Kessleria fasciapennella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.[1]
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September and again, after overwintering, from May to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Parnassia palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larva create a long, irregular gallery in a basal leaf. Older larvae live freely in the hearth of the plant in a white silken tube.[3] The larvae have a light reddish grey body and a brown head. They can be found from June to July.
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