''Bucculatrix cordiaella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Bucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, bei ...

. 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 . The length of the forewings is 1.8–2.2 mm. It mines leaves of ''

Cordia lutea ''Cordia lutea'', known as yellow cordia or in Spanish ', is a shrubby plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to the Galápagos Islands, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia. Common in the arid lowlands of the ...

''.

References

Bucculatricidae Moths of South America Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands Moths described in 2002 Taxa named by Donald R. Davis (entomologist) {{Gracillarioidea-stub