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Borboryctis

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Borboryctis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

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It is catalogued under topics including Acrocercopinae, Gracillarioidea genera and Taxa named by Tosio Kumata.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyGracillariidae

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4
Family
Gracillariidae
Collections
USNM
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gracillariidae
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taxon name
Borboryctis
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Borboryctis euryae
Commons category
Borboryctis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Species
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Borboryctis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

==Etymology== The genus name is derived from the Greek borbos (meaning fleshy, swollen) and oryctis (digger, miner).

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