Kessleria alpicella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula.Fauna Europaea
The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm for males and 7.3-7.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the end of July.Huemer, P. & G. Tarmann (1991): Westpaläarktische Gespinstmotten der Gattung Kessleria NOWICKI: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Verbreitung. — Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 81: 5-110
The larvae feed on Saxifraga paniculata and Saxifraga rotundifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found in November.
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