Sparkia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It contains only one species, Sparkia immacula, which is found in Arizona and New Mexico.[1]

Sparkia
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Hadenini
Genus: Sparkia
Nye, 1975
Species:
S. immacula
Binomial name
Sparkia immacula
(Grote, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Cea immacula Grote, 1883

The length of the forewings is 11.4–13.5 mm for males and 12.5–14 mm for females. Adults are pale greenish-yellow without transverse markings or spots. Adult are on wing from mid June to the end of August.

References edit

  1. ^ Metzler, E.; Forbes, G. (2011). "The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 4. A new species of Schinia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Heliothinae)". ZooKeys (149): 135–144. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.1518. PMC 3234416. PMID 22207801.