Exyra semicrocea, the pitcher plant mining moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States from northern North Carolina, south to Florida and west to Texas.

Exyra semicrocea
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Exyra
Species:
E. semicrocea
Binomial name
Exyra semicrocea
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera semicrocea
  • Exyra semicrocea ab. immaculata
  • Exyra semicrocea f. immaculata

The wingspan is 16–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia psittacina.

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