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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Apamea |
Species: | A. helva
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Binomial name | |
Apamea helva Grote, 1875
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Description
editThe wingspan is 35–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
External links
edit- Images
- Apamea helva, Bug Guide