Kessleria albescens is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Austria.[1]
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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. albescens
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| Kessleria albescens (Rebel, 1899)
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The length of the forewings is 6–7.3 mm for males and 5.1–6.1 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to September.[2]
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.
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