Kingdom Animalia Family Limacodidae Scientific name Apoda y-inversum Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Apoda Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Apoda biguttata, Lithacodes fasciola, Butterflies and moths, Prolimacodes badia, Natada nasoni | ||
Apoda y-inversum, the inverted Y slug moth or yellow-collared slug moth, is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida, west to Oklahoma and Mississippi.
The wingspan is 21-30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of beech, hickory, ironwood and oak.
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