Cypress
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Chrysobothris cupressicona
flatheaded cypress cone borer
Chrysobothris cupressicona is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Barr and Westcott in 1976. The species is commonly known as the flatheaded cypress cone borer, indicating an association with cypress. Like other members of the genus Chrysobothris, it is a member of the jewel beetle group characterized by metallic coloration and wood-boring larval habits.
Dioryctria pygmaeella
baldcypress coneworm moth, cypress coneworm moth
Dioryctria pygmaeella is a snout moth in the family Pyralidae, described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. The species is restricted to the coastal plains of the eastern United States and eastern Texas. Larvae feed within the cones of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and pondcypress (Taxodium ascendens). The species completes up to three generations annually.
Eudociminus
pine weevils
Eudociminus is a genus of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) containing at least two described species. The genus includes the cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii, which is native to North America and associated with cypress trees. Published biological information for the genus is extremely limited.
Eudociminus mannerheimii
Cypress Weevil
Eudociminus mannerheimii, the cypress weevil, is a native North American beetle in the family Curculionidae. It breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen cypress trees and occasionally damages nursery stock and stump sprouts. Despite its potential to cause localized tree mortality, published biological information remains extremely limited.
Inscudderia
cypress katydids
Inscudderia is a genus of katydids commonly known as cypress katydids, comprising three described species native to North America. The genus was established by Caudell in 1921. Species in this genus are associated with cypress trees (Taxodium), with common names reflecting this host relationship: the western cypress katydid (I. taxodii), eastern cypress katydid (I. walkeri), and guinea-cypress katydid (I. strigata).
Iridopsis pergracilis
cypress looper moth, Cypress Gray
Iridopsis pergracilis, commonly known as the cypress looper moth or Cypress Gray, is a geometrid moth species described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. The species occurs in the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida. Adults have a wingspan of 26–28 mm. The larvae are specialized feeders on Taxodium distichum (bald cypress), including the variety T. distichum var. nutans.
Kleidocerys
seed bugs, birch catkin bugs
Kleidocerys is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, comprising approximately 16-17 described species. These small true bugs are primarily associated with woody plants, particularly birch and cypress species, where they specialize on seeds. The genus is notable for its narrow host associations with specific tree taxa.
Physocnemum andreae
Cypress Bark Borer
Physocnemum andreae, commonly known as the cypress bark borer, is a longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Native to eastern North America, the species is classified as uncommon. Adults are associated with cypress trees, as indicated by both its common name and the ecological patterns observed in related species within the genus. The species was first described by Haldeman in 1847.
Taxodiomyia
cypress gall midges
Taxodiomyia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae that induce galls on cypress trees (Taxodium spp.). The genus contains at least three described species, all specialized to form distinctive twig or leaf galls on their coniferous hosts. These tiny flies are rarely observed directly, with their presence most commonly detected through the abnormal plant growths they induce.
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa
cypress twig gall midge
A gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces distinctive twig galls on cypress trees. The spongy galls are initially snow-white, turning brown with age, and eventually drop from the tree with leaf fall. Larvae pupate within the galls, with adults emerging later in the season or following spring. The species is considered a pest of ornamental and native cypress plantings.
Taxodiomyia taxodii
cypress leaf gall midge, cypress twig gall midge
A gall midge species in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces distinctive galls on cypress trees. Adults are tiny flies that lay eggs in cypress tissues, with larvae developing inside spongy, globular galls that initially appear snow-white and turn brown with age. The species is closely related to Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa, which produces similar galls on bald cypress.
Urocerus taxodii
Taxodium horntail
Urocerus taxodii is a species of woodwasp in the family Siricidae, described by Ashmead in 1904. As a member of the genus Urocerus, it shares the characteristic elongated, cylindrical body form and prominent cornus (horn-like projection at the abdomen tip) typical of horntails. The species is associated with Taxodium (cypress/bald cypress) as a larval host, as indicated by its specific epithet. Like other siricids, females possess a long ovipositor for drilling into wood to deposit eggs, and they vector wood-decaying fungi that serve as food for their larvae.