Leucospilapteryx omissella

Leucospilapteryx omissella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula), east through Russia to Japan.

Leucospilapteryx omissella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Leucospilapteryx
Species:
L. omissella
Binomial name
Leucospilapteryx omissella
(Stainton, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyromiges omissella Stainton, 1848
  • Gracilaria omissella
  • Euspilapteryx omissella
  • Acrocercops omissella
  • Dryadula ainoniella Matsumura, 1931
  • Leucospilapteryx ainoniella

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.


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