What Western Pricklypear supports
64
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
11
food
37
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Opuntia Leaf Miner
Marmara opuntiella
on prickly pears
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Julia's Dicymolomia Moth
Dicymolomia julianalis
on prickly pears
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Scale-feeding Snout
Laetilia coccidivora
on prickly pears
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Staghorn Cholla Moth
Euscirrhopterus cosyra
on prickly pears
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Desert Bantam
Pseudoschinia elautalis
on prickly pears
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Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
on prickly pears
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Blue Cactus Borer
Melitara dentata
on prickly pears
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Blue Cactus Borer
Cactobrosis fernaldialis
on prickly pears
Specialist bees All
4 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Orange-tipped Woodborer
Lithurgopsis apicalis
Pollen specialist on Opuntia, Cylindropuntia, Ferocactus and 1 more
on prickly pears
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Cactus Bee
Diadasia rinconis
Pollen specialist on Opuntia, Cylindropuntia and Ferocactus
on prickly pears
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Lithurgopsis littoralis
Pollen specialist on Opuntia, Cylindropuntia, Ferocactus and 1 more
on prickly pears
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Barrel Cactus Woodborer
Lithurgopsis echinocacti
Pollen specialist on Opuntia, Cylindropuntia, Ferocactus and 1 more
on prickly pears
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
11 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
on prickly pears
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Cactus Coreid Bug
Chelinidea vittiger
on prickly pears
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
on prickly pears
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
on prickly pears
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on prickly pears
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American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
on prickly pears
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Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
on prickly pears
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Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
on prickly pears
Flower visitors All
37 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on prickly pears
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on prickly pears
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Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
on prickly pears
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Kern's Flower Scarab
Euphoria kernii
on prickly pears
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on prickly pears
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Peridot Sweat Bee
Augochlorella pomoniella
on prickly pears
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
on prickly pears
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Texas Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus texanus
on prickly pears
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
