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Staghorn Cholla Moth - Hodges#9308 (Euscirrhopterus cosyra)
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Copyright © 2008
Charley Eiseman
Cactus caterpillar -
Euscirrhopterus cosyra
Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA
July 20, 2008
I believe the food plant was staghorn cholla.
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Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 12 August, 2008 - 12:48am
Cholla
The cholla looks like probably Cylindropuntia arbuscula; not sure the common name of choice for this one, but it's one of the Pencil Chollas (very thin stems).
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 August, 2008 - 8:53pm
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Thanks--
I don't suppose you know what this one is?
I need all the help I can get with desert plants!
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Charley Eiseman
, 12 August, 2008 - 9:06pm
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