Exyra semicrocea
Species of moth
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Exyra semicrocea, the pitcher plant mining moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States from northern North Carolina, south to Florida and west to Texas.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Exyra |
| Species: | E. semicrocea |
| Binomial name | |
| Exyra semicrocea Guenée, 1852 | |
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The wingspan is 16–26 mm.
The larvae feed on Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia psittacina.
Gallery
Larvae's silk covering the mouth of an S. minor pitcher
Larval damage of an S. alata pitcher
Larva
Adults inside a Sarracenia pitcher
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