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    Species Accepted

    Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)

    Cactoblastis Moth
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Cactoblastis

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 14 countries or islands

      14 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Antigua and BarbudaYes
      BahamasYes
      CubaYes
      Dominican RepublicNo
      KenyaNo
      Saint Kitts and NevisYes
      Cayman IslandsYes
      Saint Martin (French part)No
      MontserratNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
      Cactoblastis Moth English
      Cactus Moth English
      Cactusmot Dutch
      Farfalla del cactus Italian
      Kaktusmotte German
      Opuntia cactus moth English
      Opuntienzünsler German
      Palomilla argentina del nopal Spanish
      Pricklypear Moth English
      Pyrale du Cactus French

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      2 results
      Berg. (1885). Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina. 19. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98481#page/330/mode/2up Published in
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx

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