A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/22/2018).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 275529 - Psn: 44)

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Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 303826 - Psn: 44)

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/11/2013).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/28/2021).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).

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Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/17/2017).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/16/2016).

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Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 451796 - Psn: 66)

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2003).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Josh Emm MBP List

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 815187 - Psn: 200)

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

An eastern U.S. species that flies from May to August.

Relationships

Larval hosts include hickory, beech, and oak.

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A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/9/2013). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/11/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/28/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/16/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2006). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Yellow-collared Slug Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Source: Wikipedia

Apoda y-inversum

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)
Synonyms
Apoda y-inversum parallela

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.

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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Yellow-collared Slug Moth

Apoda y-inversum Packard, 1864

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