Kessleria zimmermanni Nowicki, 1864

Saxifraga paniculata from Baraniak (1988a)
mine
Gallery and blotch mines.
hostplants
Saxifragaceae, narrowly monophagous
Saxifraga paniculata.
According to Burmann (cited by Baraniak) also S. caesia, “macropetala”.
phenology
The larvae hibernate twice.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2013).
distribution within Europe
Tatra Mountains, 1200-2100 m.
synonyms
Until the revision by Huemer & Tarmann a number of different Kesseria species went under the name zimmermanni. In particular the description by Burmann (1956a) of “Swammerdammia zimmermanni” refers to a different species, viz., K. burmanni Huemer & Tarmann, 1991.
references
Baraniak (1988a), Burmann (1956a), Huemer & Tarmann (1991a), Huemer & Mutanen (2015a), Michalska, Myssura & Walczak (2010a).