Barberia
Encyclopedia
Barberia is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Dyar, in 1905, and contains the species B. 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.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
. It was described by Dyar, in 1905, and contains the species B. affinitella. It is found in the southern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a broad white costal stripe.