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Archips goyerana

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Baldcypress leafroller
Archips goyerena eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. goyerana
Binomial name
Archips goyerana
Kruse, 2000

Archips goyerana, the baldcypress leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Distribution

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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

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The length of the forewings is 6.8–8.5 mm for males and 8–10 mm for females.

Biology

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The larvae feed on Taxodium distichum and are considered a serious pest of that tree species.

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