Barberia

Barberia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Barberia; Dyar, 1905[1][2]
Species:	B. affinitella
Binomial name
	Barberia affinitella; Dyar, 1905

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.[3]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a broad white costal stripe.[4]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
"Moth Photographers Group". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
"Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
Dyar, Harrison G. "New North American Lepidoptera and Synonymical Notes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Archive.org. 7: 39. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] "Moth Photographers Group". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[3] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[4] Dyar, Harrison G. "New North American Lepidoptera and Synonymical Notes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Archive.org. 7: 39. Retrieved 2011-09-29.