''Bordaia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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 sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
.
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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