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.
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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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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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