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 +ImageSpeciesExyra fax Grote, 1873Exyra ridingsii Riley, 1874Exyra semicrocea Guenée, 1852
References
Exyra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database