''Exyra'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

Biology

Caterpillars of the genus ''Exyra'' feed only on ''

Sarracenia ''Sarracenia'' ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera '' Darlingtonia'' and '' ...

'' (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

References

''Exyra''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Plusiinae {{Plusiinae-stub