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Borkhausenia luridicomella

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Borkhausenia luridicomella
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B. luridicomella
Binomial name
Borkhausenia luridicomella
Synonyms
  • Lampros luridicomella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856

Borkhausenia luridicomella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It is found from Scandinavia south to Italy and Romania and from the Benelux, Germany and Switzerland east to Russia.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae probably live under the bark of fallen wood of deciduous and evergreen trees. It has also been found in birds nests.[3]

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