Archips goyerana

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

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

Distribution

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

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

Biology

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

External links

• Archips goyerana, n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) an important pest of baldcypress (Taxodiaceae) in Louisiana and Mississippi
• mothphotographersgroup