Ichneutica barbara is the latest species of moth to be officially identified and is named after MothNet project leader Barbara Anderson. PHOTOS: BIRGIT RHODES/GREGOR RICHARDSONA moth named Barbara — no, it is not the sequel to the film A Fish Called Wanda. Barbara Anderson. The moth was named by Landcare researcher Robert Hoare, of Auckland, who recently published a revision of New Zealand’s Noctuids. While the moth was a newly named species, it had been represented in collections for at least 35 years, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 15:45 UTC