moth in pitcher plant

From: Aaron Carlson (aaronc@tranquility.net)
Date: Sat Aug 05 2000 - 04:17:54 PDT

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Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 06:17:54 -0500
From: "Aaron Carlson" <aaronc@tranquility.net>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: moth in pitcher plant

I recently removed a leucophylla pitcher that was damaged by a
storm. Looking into the pitcher, I noticed what looked like a wad
of lint stuffed down inside it. As I cut the pitcher open in the
vicinity of the 'lint', a dark-colored moth escaped and flew away.
Is this a normal thing to witness in Sarracenia? I know there's the
moth in the SE U.S. that lives in pitchers, but I am in central
Missouri. Has anyone else witnessed such an event?

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