Bucculatrix cordiaella

Bucculatrix cordiaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. cordiaella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix cordiaella Davis & Landry, 2002

Bucculatrix cordiaella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found on Galapagos Islands (Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago and Seymour Norte).

The length of the forewings is 1.83-2.17 mm. The forewings are white with a pattern of brown and brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, March and April.

The larvae feed on Cordia lutea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Mines have the form of a serpentine mine.

The species name refers to Cordia, the generic name of the host plant.

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