4.001 BF118  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Enteucha acetosae – Sorrel Dot – (Stainton, 1854) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner     day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Nepticulidae  >> Nepticulinae
Other Name/s: Sorrel Pigmy, Johanssonia acetosae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Found on Sorrel. The gallery is narrow starting in a tight spiral. Turns bright red around the mine. The adult shown here emerged on 19/4/2022. The mine was recorded on 31/8/2021 at Pin Dale, Castleton.
Distribution:  National Status – The smallest British moth and the adult is rarely seen. Very local throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Not known from Northern Scotland – Derbyshire status unknown. Only records have come from Castleton.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  –  May – October Mine Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /   – The mine is very distinctive and form a spiral around the so called “Egg Shell” turning a bright red around the inner ring. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – sometimes seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Ben Smart  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 3-4mm
Food Plant: Common and Sheep’s Sorrel
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Ben Smart – August 2022 – Pin Dale, Castleton – Ben Smart

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Distribution Map for Enteucha acetosae

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Enteucha acetosae

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Monthly Records By Year: Enteucha acetosae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Enteucha acetosae
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Enteucha acetosae
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Enteucha acetosae
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Enteucha acetosae
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Enteucha acetosae
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Enteucha acetosae
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Enteucha acetosae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Enteucha acetosae
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Enteucha acetosae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Enteucha acetosae – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Enteucha acetosaePin DaleSK18L200910/09/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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