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Borkhausenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Oecophorinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Scientific name
  
Borkhausenia

Higher classification
  
Oecophorinae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Borkhausenia fuscescens, Borkhausenia minutella, Oecophoridae, Butterflies and moths, Denisia similella

Borkhausenia is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae, wherein it is probably closely related to Hofmannophila (Brown House Moth). In the past, several other Oecophoridae (e.g. Schiffermuelleria) have been included in Borkhausenia, as well as a few even more distant members of the superfamily Gelechioidea. Metalampra was originally described as a subgenus of Borkhausenia. Telechrysis has also been included here as a subgenus by some, while other authors have considered it a separate genus in the Oecophorinae or – if these are also considered distinct – the Amphisbatinae.

Selected species

Species include:

  • Borkhausenia fuscescens
  • Borkhausenia gelechiella (Wocke 1889) (tentatively placed here)
  • Borkhausenia gredoensis Rebel, 1937
  • Borkhausenia luridicomella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
  • Borkhausenia minutella
  • Borkhausenia nefrax Hodges, 1974
  • Borkhausenia predotai Hartig, 1936
  • Borkhausenia venturellii Costantini 1923 (tentatively placed here)
  • References

    Borkhausenia Wikipedia