Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -
Leaf Miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - 
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– Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data 
– Leaf Miner 
– Day-flying
ID Difficulty:
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
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
Food plant: Common and Sheep’s Sorrel
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Distribution Map for Enteucha acetosae
↳ 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Enteucha acetosae
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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however,
the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Enteucha acetosae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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
Enteucha acetosae
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Enteucha acetosae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Enteucha acetosae
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
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
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin Dale | SK18L | 10/09/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |