Borboryctis
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Borboryctis is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Etymology
The genus name is derived from the Greek borbos (meaning fleshy, swollen) and oryctis (digger, miner).Species
- Borboryctis euryaeBorboryctis euryaeBorboryctis euryae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is .The larvae feed on Eurya emarginata and Eurya japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 - Borboryctis triplacaBorboryctis triplacaBorboryctis triplaca is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan and India .The wingspan is ....
(Meyrick, 1908)