What Creeping Cactus supports
28
native animals
supported in the US
4
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
7
food
14
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
4 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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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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Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
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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Scaphoideus melanotus
on prickly pears
Flower visitors All
14 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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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
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
on prickly pears
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Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
on prickly pears
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Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
on prickly pears