Exyra

Exyra
Exyra semicrocea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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, while E. semicrocea feeds on S. minor, S. rubra, S. alata, S. leucophylla, and less commonly on S. flava and S. psittacina.

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.