species 2,190 observations
Creeping Cactus
Opuntia drummondii
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28
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Eastern Cactus-boring Moth, Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Southeastern Woodborer, Melissodes mitchelli
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Shortfin Mako, Northern Mockingbird
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, American Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
14
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.