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Possible 2026 BugGuide gathering in Texas?

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Cactus-Feeding Group


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

Contributed Images Map No Images   Images
Range map for Cactus-Feeding Group
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 37 67371113 
Alberta     1 1    
Arizona221031243136234225186
Arkansas        2   
British Columbia   2        
California1277115987942
Colorado   2659892  
Florida2151354982466 
Georgia1     1  2  
Idaho  2         
Illinois       2    
Indiana        4   
Iowa       1    
Kansas   21       
Louisiana1 2     2   
Maryland    22  11  
Massachusetts      1     
Minnesota    1       
Missouri      2  2  
Montana     2 3    
Nebraska     2 92   
Nevada     3      
New Jersey     33 10   
New Mexico   32 4 63  
New York     22 1   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
North Carolina  3242   2  
North Dakota    42  1   
Ohio      2     
Oklahoma     1133   
Ontario      2     
Oregon   1        
Pennsylvania       3 3  
Quebec    1       
Rhode Island       2    
South Carolina     3      
South Dakota       3    
Tennessee  4431 242  
Texas 1523166296501524
Utah    211  1  
Virginia    1   43  
Washington   2222     
Wisconsin   25       
Wyoming   2 2      

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