Kessleria fasciapennella
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| Species: | K. fasciapennella
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| Kessleria fasciapennella (Stainton, 1849)
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Kessleria fasciapennella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. 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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