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  8. Eastern Pricklypear Complex
  9. Opuntia fuscoatra

species 24 observations

Opuntia fuscoatra

Opuntia fuscoatra

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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34 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Lithurgopsis littoralis 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Kern's Flower Scarab, Texas Striped Sweat Bee, Texas Flower Scarab 18

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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