What Shell Mound Pricklypear supports
84
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
50
food
22
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Opuntia Leaf Miner
Marmara opuntiella
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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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Eastern Cactus-boring Moth
Melitara prodenialis
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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Southeastern Woodborer
Lithurgopsis gibbosa
Pollen specialist on Opuntia
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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Melissodes mitchelli
Pollen specialist on Opuntia
on prickly pears
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
50 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
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Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
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Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
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Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Flower visitors All
22 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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Kern's Flower Scarab
Euphoria kernii
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
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on prickly pears
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Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon splendens
on prickly pears
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Cactus Sap Beetle
Nitops pallipennis
on prickly pears