''Bordaia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exop ...
. There are five described species, all endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
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Bordaia furva''
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Bordaia karnka''
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Bordaia moesta''
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Bordaia paradoxa''
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Bordaia pica''
External links
Australian Hepialidae*Images at ''Australian Moths Online''
B. furvaB. karnkaB. pica
Hepialidae
Exoporia genera
Taxa named by Norman Tindale
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