Enteucha acetosae

Enteucha acetosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Enteucha
Species:
E. acetosae
Binomial name
Enteucha acetosae
(Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
List
    • Nepticula acetosae Stainton, 1854
    • Johanssonia acetosae (Stainton, 1854)
    • Johanssoniella acetosae (Stainton, 1854)
    • Nepticula arifoliella Klimesch, 1940

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.