Kessleria alternans explained

Kessleria alternans is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Switzerland and Italy.^[1] It has also been recorded from the Caucasus.

The length of the forewings is 8-9.2 mm for males and 6.7-8.1 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from mid to the end of July.^[2]

The larvae feed on Saxifraga oppositifolia and Saxifraga paniculata.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194512/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433908 Fauna Europaea
2. https://archive.org/details/mitteilungenderm811991mn Huemer, P. & G. Tarmann (1991): Westpaläarktische Gespinstmotten der Gattung Kessleria NOWICKI: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Verbreitung. — Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 81: 5-110