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Hesperiidae cocoon

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Notes:

Parasitized by wasps.

Species ID Suggestions

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Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
Thank you Sckel for this wonderful information. Thank you too Ava. I was wondering how did that larva got into that case looks tracing paper.
Sckel
It is a cocoon butterfly Hesperiidae parasitized by wasps. maybe Braconid wasps

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PublishedJuly 5, 2014

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