 "Epiborkhausenites " was first studied by Andrzej W. Skalski of Czestochowa, Poland, with his 1973 type description being published in the journal "Acta Palaeontologica Polonica".The generic name was coined by Skalski in reference to the similarity of the genus to the related genus "Paraborkhausenites".The explanation for the specific epithet "obscurotrimaculatus" refers the three dark spots that are visible on the fore-wings.