Enteucha acetosae
| Enteucha acetosae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Enteucha |
| Species: | E. acetosae |
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| Enteucha acetosae (Stainton, 1854) | |
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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.