Archips goyerana
Appearance
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Baldcypress leafroller | |
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Archips goyerena eggs | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]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]The length of the forewings is 6.8–8.5 mm for males and 8–10 mm for females.
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Taxodium distichum and are considered a serious pest of that tree species.
External links
[edit]- Archips goyerana, n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) an important pest of baldcypress (Taxodiaceae) in Louisiana and Mississippi
- mothphotographersgroup