Apoda y-inversum, the inverted Y slug moth or yellow-collared slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida, west to Oklahoma and Mississippi.
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| Apoda y-inversum (Packard, 1864)
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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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