| 5015057 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
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| 5015058 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Native cactus moth, Melitara sp.(left), and invasive cactus moth, Cactoblastic cactorum (right) |
| 5015059 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
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| 5015060 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Female cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum laying eggs on cladode of Opuntia ficus-indica |
| 5015061 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
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| 5015063 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Cohort of cactus moth larvae, Cactoblastis cactorum. Notice different instars within cohort. |
| 5015064 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum feeding on Opuntia stricta at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida |
| 5015065 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Third instar larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum moving to a new cladode of Opuntia stricta. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida |
| 5015066 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Egg sticks of Cactoblastis cactorum on spines of Opuntia ficus-indica. Notice how eggs ar a mimic of the cactus spine. |
| 5015067 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Female moth of Cactoblastis cactorum |
| 5015068 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Female moth of Cactoblastis cactorum on fruit of Opuntia stricta. |
| 5015069 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
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| 5015070 |
prickly pear moth |
Cactoblastis cactorum |
Female of Cactoblastis cactorum "calling" males (bottom right) |