Resources
- Featured Creatures - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry and University of Florida
- Wikipedia - Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
- Featured Creatures - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Selected Images
![]() 1267104 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Susan Ellis |
![]() 1267061 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Susan Ellis |
![]() 5015063 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Ignacio Baez |
![]() 5172099 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 1267055 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Egg(s) Susan Ellis |
![]() 1267057 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Egg(s) Susan Ellis |
![]() 5199037 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Adult(s) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5199054 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5015058 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Ignacio Baez |
![]() 5199059 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Cocoon(s) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5199062 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Pupa(e) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 1267007 prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum Larva(e) Susan Ellis |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Florida Invasive Species Partnership
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Target Species - Program
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Pyraloidea |
| Family: Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: Phycitinae |
| Tribe: Phycitini |
| Genus: Cactoblastis |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: ITBMDOASynonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
cactus moth
| Common Name Reference: | Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp. |
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