What Australian Pest Pear supports
20
native animals
supported in the US
4
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
4
food
10
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
4 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
1 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
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
10 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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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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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
on prickly pears
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Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum mexicanum
on prickly pears