Apamea helva, the yellow three-spot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Saskatchewan to New Brunswick, south to Georgia, and west to Oklahoma and Colorado.

Yellow three-spot

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. helva
Binomial name
Apamea helva
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Orthosia helva
  • Agroperina helva

Description

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The wingspan is 35–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

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