Exyra semicrocea

The pitcher plant mining moth (Exyra semicrocea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Northern North Carolina south to Florida west to Texas and New Jersey.

Exyra semicrocea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Exyra
Species:
E. semicrocea
Binomial name
Exyra semicrocea
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera semicrocea
  • Exyra semicrocea ab. immaculata
  • Exyra semicrocea f. immaculata

The wingspan is 16–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia psittacina.


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