Kessleria klimeschi is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Italy[1] and Slovenia.
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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. klimeschi
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| Kessleria klimeschi Huemer & Tarmann, 1992
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The length of the forewings is 6.4-7.7 mm for males and 5.5-6.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of June to the beginning of August.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata and Saxifraga incrustata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. When older, they live freely within a spinning.
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