Exyra ridingsii

Exyra ridingsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Exyra
Species: E. ridingsii
Binomial name
Exyra ridingsii
Riley, 1874
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera ridingsii
  • Xanthoptera nigrocaput
  • Exyra ridingsi

Exyra ridingsii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama.

The wingspan is 24–31 mm. Adults are on wing in spring.

The larvae feed on Sarracenia flava and occasionally on Sarracenia minor.

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