Yponomeutidae

16.012 Saxifrage Ermine Kessleria saxifragae (Stainton, 1868)

pRDB3

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 7mm

Habitats: The lower slopes of mountains, with rocky outcrops and scree.

Habits:

Foodplant: Several larvae feed under a silk web causing white blotch mines on the lower rosette leaves of Yellow Mountain Saxifrage, Mossy Saxifrage, Opposite-leaved Saxifrage, Kidney Saxifrage and St. Patrick's-cabbage. The older larva feeds beneath a web. It pupates in silk on the plant.