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  3. Arthropods
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  6. Pyralid Snout Moths
  7. Pricklypear Borers
  8. Blue Cactus Borer
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What supports Blue Cactus Borer

24 native plants
support it in the US
24 caterpillar hosts

Caterpillar hosts All

24 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • Plains Pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha
  • Prairie Pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
  • Common Yucca Yucca filamentosa on yuccas
  • Engelmann's Pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii on prickly pears
  • Banana Yucca Yucca baccata on yuccas
  • Great Plains Yucca Yucca glauca on yuccas
  • Brown-spined Pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha on prickly pears
  • Texas Pricklypear Opuntia lindheimeri on prickly pears
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