Archips goyerana
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| Baldcypress leafroller | |
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| File:Archips goyerena eggs 0014170.jpg | |
| Archips goyerena eggs | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Archips |
| Species: | A. goyerana
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| Binomial name | |
| Archips goyerana Kruse, 2000
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Archips goyerana, the baldcypress leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is known from southern Louisiana and south-western Mississippi. It originally may have been endemic to forested wetlands, but has undergone a population explosion and expansion of its range since 1983.
Description
[edit | edit source]The length of the forewings is 6.8–8.5 mm for males and 8–10 mm for females.
Biology
[edit | edit source]The larvae feed on Taxodium distichum and are considered a serious pest of that tree species.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Archips goyerana, n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) an important pest of baldcypress (Taxodiaceae) in Louisiana and Mississippi
- mothphotographersgroup
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