Sarracenia
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Exyra fax
Pitcher Plant Moth, Epauletted Pitcher Plant Moth
Exyra fax, commonly known as the Pitcher Plant Moth, is a small noctuid moth specialized on pitcher plants. It occurs in eastern North America from Manitoba through the Great Lakes region to the Atlantic Coastal Plain, with a range extending from Nova Scotia south to Georgia. The species is in decline due to habitat disruption and is listed as threatened in Connecticut. Adults are active during summer months, and larvae are obligate feeders on Sarracenia purpurea.
Exyra ridingsii
Ridings' Pitcherplant Moth, Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth
Exyra ridingsii is a small noctuid moth specialized on pitcher plants (Sarracenia). Adults are active in spring and have a wingspan of 24–31 mm. The species is named after James Ridings and is one of several Exyra species that have evolved to exploit pitcher plant habitats.
Exyra semicrocea
Pitcher Plant Mining Moth
Exyra semicrocea, commonly known as the Pitcher Plant Mining Moth, is a small noctuid moth specialized on pitcher plants in the genus Sarracenia. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States coastal plain, where it completes its entire life cycle within pitcher plant pitchers. Its larvae are miners that feed internally on pitcher plant tissue, making this one of the few moth species adapted to this unusual habitat.