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Aegiale hesperiaris (Tequila Giant-Skipper)

Synonyms: Aegiale kollari; Castnia hesperiaris; Teria agavis

Wikipedia Abstract

The maguey worm, scientific name Aegiale hesperiaris, (Spanish: gusano del maguey, chinicuil), is one of two varieties of edible caterpillars that infest maguey (Agave americana) and Agave tequilana plants. The white maguey worms, known as meocuiles, are caterpillars of a butterfly commonly named "tequila giant skipper," Aegiale hesperiaris.
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Prey / Diet

Agave americana (American century plant)[1]
Agave tequilana (tequila agave)[1]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0