Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Exyra fax (Grote, 1873)
(1)
Xanthoptera fax Grote, 1873
(2)
syn.
Exyra rolandiana [9022]
(3)Identification
Original description online as
Xanthoptera fax Grote.
(295),
(2)
Range
Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Maine south to Georgia and Texas.
(3)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults fly May to September.
(3)Food
Larval host is
Sarracenia purpurea L. (purple pitcher plant); larvae feed on the inner surface of the tubular leaves (
Illinois Wildflowers)
See Also
Compare to related species on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Grote, A.R., 1867. Description of North American Noctuidae No. 3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, p.
(295),
(2)
Lafontaine J. D., and B. C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico.
(4)
Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 75; pl. 1.44-47.
(1)Internet References
Harvard Forest Description and B & W photos of life stages
