Exyra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Biology

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, while E. semicrocea feeds on S. minor, S. rubra, S. alata, S. leucophylla, and less commonly on S. flava and S. psittacina.

Species

References

• at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database