Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Planthopper Parasites (Epipyropidae) » Fulgoraecia » Planthopper Parasite Moth - Hodges#4701 (Fulgoraecia exigua)
Photo#251030
Planthopper parasite moth cocoon - Fulgoraecia exigua
Copyright © 2008 Dan Leeder

Planthopper parasite moth cocoon - Fulgoraecia exigua
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
September 11, 2008
Size: ~1/4 inch
Planthopper parasite moth cocoon (empty)
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Dan Leeder on 28 January, 2009 - 10:00pm
Last updated 1 February, 2009 - 7:39pm

Planthopper parasite moth cocoon!
Nice find! The moth has already emerged--that's the pupal skin sticking out of the right side.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 January, 2009 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Thanks, I had no idea what this was. Too bad I didn't find it while the moth was emerging!
… Dan Leeder, 29 January, 2009 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact