Apoda y-inversum
| Apoda y-inversum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Apoda |
| Species: | A. y-inversum |
| Binomial name | |
| Apoda y-inversum (Packard, 1864) | |
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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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