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Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

I was excited to find a cocoon until i checked the other side and found the hole with the eggs? Could they be parasitic wasp eggs? Or what created the hole in the side of the cocoon?

Habitat:

Found on a tree branch on the outer edges of a field.

Notes:

My 500th spotting.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
LuckyLogan
Thanks Jemma and Antonio! I have a feeling it is similar to this spotting I did back in July http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/31343106 with a chrysalis not a cocoon like in this case.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Very cool capture LuckyLogan,congrats on your 500 spotting and thanks for sharing such an interesting spotting page
HemaShah
great find and question!I wonder if the wasp eggs are that many and that big?
suzmonk
Congratulations on your 500th spotting, Lucky!

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PublishedDecember 28, 2013

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