Petrophila Kearfottalis
''Petrophila kearfottalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae species description, first described by William Barnes (entomologist), William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Texas. The larvae probably feed on algae. References

Petrophila Moths described in 1917 {{Petrophila-stub ...
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William Barnes (entomologist)
William David Barnes (September 3, 1860 – May 1, 1930, Decatur, Illinois) was an American entomologist and surgeon. He was the son of Dr. William A. and Eleanor Sawyer Barnes. He graduated salutatorian from the Decatur High School in 1877. Then spent a year at Illinois State University followed by a year at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. In 1879, he entered Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1886. While at Harvard, he met naturalist Louis Agassiz and his love of Lepidoptera grew. Agassiz taught him how to preserve and classify the butterflies. He completed an internship at Boston City Hospital and then studied abroad in Heidelberg, Munich, and Vienna. In 1890, Dr. Barnes came home to Decatur and opened his medical practice. That same year he married Charlotte L. Gillette. The couple had two children: William Barnes Jr., and Joan Dean Gillett Barnes. He was one of the founders of Decatur Memorial Hospital. Barnes served as its president until his death. During ...
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