species 58 observations
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Opuntia curvispina
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32
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Opuntia Leaf Miner, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth, Desert Bantam
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer, Cactus Bee
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sonoran Bumble Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Peridot Sweat Bee, Angeles Striped Sweat Bee
18
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided