Ignacio Baez's Images
Title: Biological Science TechnicianOrganization: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Unit: Center for Biological Control
Country: United States
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| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5015057 | prickly pear moth | Cactoblastis cactorum | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 5015070 | prickly pear moth | Cactoblastis cactorum | Female of Cactoblastis cactorum "calling" males (bottom right) |


