About Eucosma pupillana (Clerck, 1759)
Eucosma pupillana (Clerck, 1759) has a wingspan of 14–19 mm. In Europe, adult moths of this species are recorded in flight between July and August. The larvae of this moth feed on Artemisia absinthium, consuming plant tissue inside the stems and roots of their host. This species occurs across a wide geographic range: it can be found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (including Sicily), the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, the Ural Mountains region of Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Xinjiang.
