''Exyra fax'', the pitcher plant moth, is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is mainly found on the
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...
and
Great Lakes region of eastern
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
(from
Manitoba through
Michigan to
Nova Scotia and
Maine south to
Georgia. The species is listed as threatened in
Connecticut.
The species is in decline due to disruption of bog hydrology and application of biocides.
The
wingspan is . Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on ''
Sarracenia purpurea''.
References
External links
Species info
Plusiinae
Moths of North America
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