Significado de "Maguey"

                                                          

A maguey worm (Spanish: gusano del maguey, chinicuil) is one of two varieties of edible caterpillars that infest maguey and Agave tequilana plants.

The white maguey worms are caterpillars of a butterfly commonly named "tequila giant skipper,".

They are found usually in regions of Central Mexico, on the leaves of Agave tequilana, Family Agavaceae plants, and not on cacti, as is often erroneously reported. Aegiale hesperiaris butterflies deposit their eggs at the heart of the leaves of agaves. The larvae then eat the flesh of the agave stems and roots, sometimes boring out the agave.