Enteucha acetosae
Status .....This may well be a relatively common miner across Nottinghamshire, but a mine found on Sorrel at Sherwood Heath in early September 2011, looks like being the first county record. One of the world's smallest moths, some adults having a 3mm wingspan.
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Leaf mine on Sorrel, photographed at Sherwood Heath SSSI September 2011.
 
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UK distribution of Enteucha acetosae
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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