Sorrel Pigmy

Enteucha acetosae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae

Enteucha acetosae, the pygmy sorrel moth, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Europe. It is one of the smallest moths in the world with some having a wingspan of only 3mm. The larvae mine the leaves of docks (Rumex species), leaving bright red tissue around the mines.

Distribution

Sorrel Pigmy — (c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Emanuele Santarelli · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 5United Kingdom · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Emanuele Santarelli · CC-BY-SA DescriptionEnteucha acetosae, Wikipedia contributors

Sorrel Pigmy

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