| Borkhausenia fuscescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Borkhausenia |
| Species: | B. fuscescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828) | |
Borkhausenia fuscescens is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 7–12 mm. The head is rather dark fuscous, face whitish-fuscous. Forewings light fuscous, coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous; stigmata large, dark fuscous, first discal before plical. Hindwings are grey. [1] The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. [2]
The larvae feed on a wide range of dried plant matter such as dead leaves and birds' nests.
