Apamea helva

Apamea helva
Apamea helva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. helva
Binomial name
Apamea helva
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Orthosia helva
  • Agroperina helva

The Yellow Three-Spot (Apamea helva) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Colorado, north to Saskatchewan.

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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