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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Hadenini |
| Genus: | Sparkia Nye, 1975 |
| Species: | S. immacula
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| Sparkia immacula (Grote, 1883)
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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- ^ 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.