Kessleria inexpectata
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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. inexpectata
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| Kessleria inexpectata Huemer & Tarmann, 1992
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Kessleria inexpectata is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 5.5 mm for females. The forewings are white with light and dark brown scales. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing in July.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. They live within a spinning and may mine the leaves of their host plant on occasion.
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