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What supports Eastern Cactus-boring Moth

28 native plants
support it in the US
28 caterpillar hosts

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28 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • Low Pricklypear Opuntia humifusa
  • Florida Pricklypear Opuntia austrina
  • Creeping Cactus Opuntia drummondii
  • Australian Pest Pear Opuntia keyensis
  • Florida Beach Pricklypear Opuntia ammophila
  • American Century Plant Agave americana on century plants
  • Plains Pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha on prickly pears
  • Common Yucca Yucca filamentosa on yuccas
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