Borboryctis Explained

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).^[1]

Species

• Borboryctis euryae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
• Borboryctis triplaca (Meyrick, 1908)

External links

• Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

Notes and References

1. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9845/1/40_p1-133.pdf Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II