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 family Noctuidae. 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.

References

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 (149): 135–144. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.1518. PMC 3234416. PMID 22207801.

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[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 (149): 135–144. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.1518. PMC 3234416. PMID 22207801.