Borkhausenia is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae) described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. 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.
Species
In alphabetical order:
- Borkhausenia albipectinata <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia asparta <small>Meyrick, 1906</small> (New South Wales, West Australia)
- Borkhausenia aurivitella <small>Zerny, 1935</small> (Morocco)
- Borkhausenia bedeella <small>Lucas, 1950</small> (Tunisia)
- Borkhausenia bryotrophoides <small>(Zeller, 1877)</small> (Colombia)
- Borkhausenia catochopis <small>Meyrick, 1920</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia centrosticha <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Victoria, Australia)
- Borkhausenia cnecocrana <small>Turner, 1933</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia commixta <small>Meyrick, 1928</small> (Peru)
- Borkhausenia confarreatella <small>(Zeller, 1877)</small> (Colombia)
- Borkhausenia crimnodes <small>Meyrick, 1912</small> (Argentina)
- Borkhausenia diaxesta <small>Meyrick, 1922</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia dolosella <small>(Walker, 1863)</small> (New South Wales & Victoria, Australia)
- Borkhausenia einsleri <small>Amsel, 1935</small> (Palestine)
- Borkhausenia eurrhoa <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (Australia including Tasmania)
- Borkhausenia falklandensis <small>Bradley, 1965</small> (Falkland Islands)
- Borkhausenia fuscescens <small>(Haworth, 1828)</small> (northeast and central Europe)
- Borkhausenia gelechiella <small>(Wocke, 1889)</small> (Sicily) (tentatively placed here)
- Borkhausenia gredoensis <small>Rebel, 1937</small> (Spain)
- Borkhausenia gypsomicta <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia gypsopleura <small>Turner, 1916</small> (West Australia)
- Borkhausenia hypochalca <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (Australia including Tasmania)
- Borkhausenia incolorella <small>(Constant, 1890)</small> (southern France)
- Borkhausenia lagara <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (Queensland & New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia leptophylla <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia liacta <small>Meyrick, 1920</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia longipalpis <small>Meyrick, 1931</small> (Argentina)
- Borkhausenia luridicomella <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)</small> (Europe)
- Borkhausenia lymphatica <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (Australia including Tasmania)
- Borkhausenia macroptera <small>Turner, 1916</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia megaloplaca <small>(Lower, 1900)</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia minnetta <small>(Butler, 1883)</small> (Chile)
- Borkhausenia minutella <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Europe)
- Borkhausenia misella <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia nefrax <small>Hodges, 1974</small> (US states of Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado)
- Borkhausenia nigripuncta <small>Turner, 1933</small> (Australia including Tasmania)
- Borkhausenia nubifera <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (New South Wales & Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia nyctora <small>Meyrick, 1915</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia oenopa <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (South Australia)
- Borkhausenia praesul <small>Meyrick, 1931</small> (Argentina)
- Borkhausenia predotai <small>Hartig, 1936</small> (southwestern Europe)
- Borkhausenia reprobata <small>Meyrick, 1920</small> (Queensland, Australia)
- Borkhausenia sakaiella <small>Matsumura, 1931</small> (Japan)
- Borkhausenia sensilis <small>Meyrick, 1928</small> (Peru)
- Borkhausenia sordida <small>(Staudinger, 1880)</small> (Asia Minor)
- Borkhausenia sphaleropis <small>Meyrick, 1902</small> (Victoria, Australia)
- Borkhausenia splendidella <small>Amsel, 1935</small> (Palestine)
- Borkhausenia subarctica <small>Strand, 1919</small> (Norway)
- Borkhausenia syrmeutis <small>Meyrick, 1931</small> (Argentina)
- Borkhausenia taractis <small>Meyrick, 1915</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia thetias <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
- Borkhausenia thorencella <small>(Millière, 1875)</small> (southern France)
- Borkhausenia trigutta <small>(Christoph, 1888)</small> (Armenia)
- Borkhausenia tyropis <small>Meyrick, 1935</small> (Formosa)
- Borkhausenia venturellii <small>Constantini, 1923</small> (Italian Apennines) (tentatively placed here)
- Borkhausenia zophodes <small>(Meyrick, 1886)</small> (New South Wales, Australia)
Selected former species
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