| Apopestes spectrum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apopestes |
| Species: | A. spectrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Apopestes spectrum Esper, 1787 |
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Apopestes spectrum is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maghreb, to western Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Papilionaceae species, including Genista, Sarothamnus, Spaltium, Glycyrrhiza and Retama raetam.