Leucospilapteryx omissella (Stainton, 1848)

(Mugwort Slender)
15.0210 (B&F: 314)

»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gracillarioidea
  »Family: Gracillariidae
   »Subfamily: Gracillariinae
    »Tribe: Phalacropterygini

Status and ecology:

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

This species has not been reported within the region since the early years of the 20th century. Nationally double-brooded, flying mainly during May and August. Larvae feed on mugwort. (Pratt, 2011)

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Leucospilapteryx omissella (Stainton, 1848)

(Mugwort Slender)15.0210 (B&F: 314)

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(Mugwort Slender)
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