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  8. Hairspine Pricklypear

species 855 observations

Hairspine Pricklypear

Opuntia trichophora

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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43 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Opuntia Leaf Miner, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth, Desert Bantam 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Orange-tipped Woodborer, Cactus Bee 2
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Asphondylia betheli 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee, Kern's Flower Scarab 26

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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