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Parasitized Caterpillar (from Wasps)

Family Encyrtidae

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

foamy egg-mass looking thing, off-white. If you stretched it out, I'd guess it could reach 2-3inches. it was deposited into a mint leaf that way maybe 3/4inch. No nearby larvae or spread to guess what it might be.

Habitat:

mint plant. West central ga

Notes:

I put arthropod because this looks like some sort of egg sac, but I have no idea what this is.

Reference Links:

Caterpillar with wasp larvae – Wasps and bees – Te Ara Encyclopedi…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Liana
Wow...that's so cool. Great spotting momsavang! Thank you for sharing :)
Ornithoptera80
No problem, Last year in the winter I saw the same thing on my Stinging nettle plant, then I was curious to figure out what it was.
momsavang
that is SO wild Ornithoptera! Thank you so much. I've been googling and never would have thought that was the end result!
Ornithoptera80
I recognize this before. It is actually a caterpillar which has been parasitized by wasps, (Family Encyrtidae). https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11144/caterpillar-with-wasp-larvae

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