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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Cactus-Feeding Group » Cactoblastis » Cactus Moth - Hodges#5970.1 (Cactoblastis cactorum)
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Caterpillar I.D. - Cactoblastis cactorum
Copyright © 2010 Sigfried

Caterpillar I.D. - Cactoblastis cactorum
Wekiwa Springs, Orlando, Seminole County, Florida, USA
March 27, 2010
Size: 2"-3"
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Contributed by Sigfried on 5 April, 2010 - 11:08pm
Last updated 3 May, 2015 - 2:10pm

Date
please add the date that you took the picture.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 April, 2010 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 6 April, 2010 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
On the other hand
They are sort of attractive (in a caterpillar sort of way)

:0)
… David J. Ferguson, 6 April, 2010 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
I agree!
They are really the most attractive moth larva I've beheld! That's probably why I became interested in them. I also like the monarch caterpillars.
… Sigfried, 6 April, 2010 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

very bad news
This is an exotic invader that is destroying native cacti in the Southeast. It is Cactoblastis cactorum. It should be reported to your local Extension agent or other agricultural agency, as it is being tracked and supposedly an attempt is being made to actively destroy it and stop it's (very rapid) spread in the country. Odds are that your local population is known, but perhaps not.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 April, 2010 - 3:49am login or register to post comments

 
Oh.
This is really not good news at all! I'll contact the park and inform them of my find; much thanks.
… Sigfried, 6 April, 2010 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

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