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Tobacco Hornworm [and parasitic wasp cocoons]

Manduca sexta

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40.2663, -76.8861

Field Notes

Habitat:

our garden

Notes:

wasp lays her eggs on the caterpillar so they will hatch and the baby wasps get a ready-made meal

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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