Borkhausenia fuscescens

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Borkhausenia fuscescens
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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.

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References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  2. Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Borkhausenia fuscescens". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.