Apamea helva

Yellow three-spot
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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;

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.

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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