Apopestes spectrum

Apopestes spectrum
Apopestes spectrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apopestes
Species: A. spectrum
Binomial name
Apopestes spectrum
Esper, 1787
Synonyms
  • Noctua spectrum
  • Phalaena genistae
  • Phalaena socrus

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.

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