Exyra

Exyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

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

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