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.

A sprig of Artemisia vulgaris with mined leaves

Larva

Leucospilapteryx omissella
Scientific classification
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]