Exyra semicrocea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Exyra |
| Species: | E. semicrocea
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| Exyra semicrocea Guenée, 1852
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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.
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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