
Exyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Pitcher Plant Mining Moth
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Exyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
== Biology == left|thumb|Exyra semicrocea|E. semicrocea inside a Sarracenia pitcher Caterpillars of the genus Exyra feed only on Sarracenia (North American pitcher plants). E. fax feeds only on S. purpurea and E. ridingsii feeds only on S. flava, while E. semicrocea feeds on S. minor, S. rubra, S. alata, S. leucophylla, and less commonly on S. flava and S. psittacina.
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