Introduced Species-S 33° 51' 41.10, E 151° 12' 17.85.

The Cactus Moth

The cactus moth is an introduced specie to the desert biome. It is native to South America and is a moth that eats the prickly pear cactus. At first it was brought to the Carribeans to contorl the prickly pear cactus population, and it came to the U. S. either naturally or by cargo imported from the Carribean. Now they are destroying populations of prickly pear cactus which serves as landscaping and for food for humans and animals. 2% of the value and production from agriculture in Mexico is the prickly pear cactus.

http://www.desertmuseum.org/invaders/invaders_cactusmoth.php