Exyra ridingsii

Exyra ridingsii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama.[1]

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

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

The larvae feed on Sarracenia flava and occasionally on Sarracenia minor.[2]

References
  1. Ricci, C. A., Meier, A. J., Meier, O. W., & Philips, T. K. (2016). The effects of fire and other habitat characteristics on habitat selection of Exyra ridingsii (Riley), the Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth. castanea, 81(2), 83-90.
  2. Ricci, C. A., Meier, A. J., Meier, O. W., & Philips, T. K. (2017). Effects of Exyra ridingsii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Sarracenia flava (Nepenthales: Sarraceniaceae). Environmental entomology, 46(6), 1346-1350.


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