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Barberia affinitella
Sign in to saveBarberia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905 and contains the species Barberia affinitella. It is found in the southern United States from California to Texas.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Collections
- ASU, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Barberia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905 and contains the species Barberia affinitella. It is found in the southern United States from California to Texas.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a broad white costal stripe.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barberia affinitella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.