Sparagmia

Sparagmia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] Its only species, Sparagmia gonoptera, described by Pierre André Latreille in 1828, is found in Central and South America and in the Antilles.[2][3] Records include Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Jamaica.

Sparagmia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Margaroniini
Genus: Sparagmia
Guenée, 1854
Species:
S. gonoptera
Binomial name
Sparagmia gonoptera
(Latreille, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena gonoptera Latreille, 1828
  • Sparagmia gigantalis Guenée, 1854

Subspecies
  • Sparagmia gonoptera gonoptera
  • Sparagmia gonoptera shoumatoffi Munroe, 1958 (Jamaica)

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Sparagmia Guenée, 1854". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. Moths of Jamaica


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