Bucculatrix cordiaella

Bucculatrix cordiaella
Scientific 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[1]

Bucculatrix cordiaella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae.[2] 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.[1]

The length of the forewings is 1.8–2.2 mm. It mines leaves of Cordia lutea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Davis, D. R.; Landry, B. & Roque-Albelo, L. (2002). "Two new Neotropical species of Bucculatrix leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) reared from Cordia (Boraginaceae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 109: 277–294. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79591.
  2. ^ "Bucculatrix cordiaella Davis & Landry, 2002". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 March 2025.


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