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#2858 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Thatch Tubic

🇳🇱 Schuursikkelmot ·Borkhausenia minutella

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Thatch Tubic, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Borkhausenia minutella is a species of moth. Within its superfamily, it is placed within the subfamily Oecophorinae of the "concealer moth" family, Oecophoridae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 34iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 950iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 34 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 950 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Thatch Tubic
Nederlands
Schuursikkelmot
scientific name
Borkhausenia minutella
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Oecophoridae
sightings in NL
34
sightings in Europe
829
sightings worldwide
950
GBIF records in NL
625
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Oecophoridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 321949, Wikidata Q4945583, GBIF 1838911, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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