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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Apoda

Genus Apoda

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Inverted Y Slug Moth - Apoda y-inversum Pecan tree caterpillar - Apoda y-inversum Pecan tree caterpillar - Apoda y-inversum Shagreened Slug Moth larva - Apoda biguttata Shagreened Slug Caterpillar - Apoda biguttata Slug Caterpillar Moth (Tortricidae?) larvae - Apoda y-inversum Apoda biguttata Apoda biguttata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)
Family Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Genus Apoda
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Apoda Haworth, 1809
Explanation of Names
Apoda means "no foot", (a- non/lacking, plus poda, Greek, foot). Refers to the caterpillar, presumably. (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
There are about 10 species in the genus. There are 4 species in North America. (1)
Remarks
The former sub-species Apoda rectilinea latomia has been elevated to species level as Apoda latomia. [cite:
The former species Apoda maxima is now considered synonymous with Apoda latomia. [cite:
Print References
Covell, illustrates biguttata and y-inversum, plate 55. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - photos of living adults and related species.
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 February, 2005 - 9:12pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, ceiseman, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 July, 2022 - 1:04pm

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