Photo © Dave Shenton
Leucospilapteryx omissella
Checklist Number15.021 [B&F: 0314]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Gracillariinae |
| Genus: | Leucospilapteryx |
| Species: | omissella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1848) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in waste ground, downland and roadside verges throughout much of south-eastern England, with records north to Yorkshire. Very local in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, surprisingly so given the widespread nature of the foodplant, but it can be relatively common where this occurs, notably so in the Portsmouth area. Wingspan 7-8 mm. Most records are of the larval mines in the leaves of Mugwort in autumn, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)