Sparkia

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

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

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.

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