Bucculatrix cordiaella

Bucculatrix cordiaella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found on Galapagos Islands (Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago and Seymour Norte). It was described in 2002 by Donald R. Davis and Bernard Landry.

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

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.

Etymology

The species name refers to Cordia, the generic name of the host plant.[1]

References
  1. Two new Neotropical species of Bucculatrix leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) reared from Cordia (Boraginaceae)
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