species 1,282 observations
Carolina Prickly-pear Cactus
Opuntia tunoidea
Field notes
Supports All
23
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout, Eastern Cactus-boring Moth
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Southeastern Woodborer
1
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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, Shortfin Mako, Northern Mockingbird, Wild Turkey
6
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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
12
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided