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"Parasitized" Caterpillar

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

wooded area

Notes:

Here an undetermined caterpillar is shown with the cocoons of parasitic wasps ( I guess some Microgastrine Braconid Wasp) In the second detail pic, I believe you can see one of the wasp larva freshly emerged from the caterpillar beginning to construct the cocoon.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LivanEscudero
Update 1/21/15 - I believe the caterpillar is a Condica albigera http://bugguide.net/node/view/712385

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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2012

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