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Ichneumon cocoon?
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Ichneumon cocoon?
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 31, 2008
Size: ~6mm
This seems to be another one of those Ichneumonid/Braconid cocoons. It was simply attached to the top of a leaf.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 August, 2008 - 5:53pm
Last updated 10 January, 2009 - 2:51am

Campopleginae
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… Bob Carlson, 28 September, 2009 - 3:23pm

Moved
Moved from Cocoons.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 January, 2009 - 2:51am

Yes--
I haven't come across anything to suggest that cocoons like this are made by anything other than campoplegine ichneumonids.
I don't suppose you collected it?
… Charley Eiseman, 14 August, 2008 - 1:10am

 
No, sorry
we didn't think to do so. We haven't been good about seeing through with collected items. We seem to forget them after a while and then find them dead when we suddenly remember. Will have to organize ourselves better.
… john and jane balaban, 14 August, 2008 - 8:12am

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