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Enteucha acetosae (Stainton, 1854) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula acetosae Stainton, 1854. Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. Pteroph.: 303. Nepticula arifoliella Klimesch, 1940. Zeits. Wien. ent. Ver. 25: 92. Enteucha acetosae (Stainton, 1854).

Leaf-mine: The gallery starts in tight spirals, turning leaf red (British leafminers). The larva moves away in an irregular gallery (UKMoths). Larva: Larva pale yellow (British leafminers). Pupa: On detritus in a cocoon (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Polygonaceae       Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel British leafminers Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel UKMoths Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel British leafminers Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - mines: May - June, August - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: There are two or three generations, with adults on the wing between April and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including North Devon, Surrey and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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