Exyra

Exyra
Exyra semicrocea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Exyra Grote, 1875

Exyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Biology

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 , ^[1] while E. semicrocea feeds on S. minor , S. rubra, S. alata , S. leucophylla , and less commonly on S. flava and S. psittacina . ^[2]

Species

Image	Species
	Exyra fax Grote, 1873
	Exyra ridingsii Riley, 1874
	Exyra semicrocea Guenée, 1852

References

1. Ricci, Christine A; Meier, Albert J; Meier, Ouida W; Philips, T Keith (2017-12-08). "Effects of Exyra ridingsii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Sarracenia flava (Nepenthales: Sarraceniaceae)" . Environmental Entomology. 46 (6): 1346–1350. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx171. ISSN   0046-225X.
2. "Exyra semicrocea Guenee | Harvard Forest". harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-14.

• Exyra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database