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Gabara subnivosella, the wet sand savannah moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America from Manitoba south to Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.

Gabara subnivosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Gabara
Species:	G. subnivosella
Binomial name
Gabara subnivosella Walker, 1866
Synonyms
Gabara nivealis (J. B. Smith, 1903) Gabara subnivosella bipuncta

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

Adults are extremely variable in colour and maculation (spots). The colour ranges from nearly white to dark grey and immaculate to specimens with a central nearly black streak across the width of the forewing.

External links

• Line, Larry "Gabara subnivosella". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
• "930643.00 – 8522 – Gabara subnivosella – Walker, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
• Murray, Tom (November 16, 2018). "Species Gabara subnivosella - Hodges#8522". BugGuide. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

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