Borkhausenia fuscescens is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Europe.
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) | |
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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