The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 2. Rediscovery and description of Sparkia immacula (Grote, 1883) (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Hadenini)

By

Metzler, Eric
Forbes, Gregory S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

149

Pages

117-123

Subjects

Arizona , Biological diversity , National Park , New Mexico , Noctuidae , Otero County , Sparkia immacula , Tularosa Basin , white gypsum dunes , White Sands National Monument

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.149.1516

 

Abstract

In 2006 the U.S. National Park Service initiated a long term study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Sparkia immacula (Grote, 1883), previously known only from historical specimens collected in Arizona and New Mexico, was discovered in the Monument in 2007 during the second year of the study. The adult moths and male and female genitalia are illustrated for the first time.