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Hemileuca eglanterina parasite - wasp
Copyright © 2009 Richard Wasson

Hemileuca eglanterina parasite - wasp
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: 2 mm
This morning I found numerous small wasp had emerge from the small cocoons on the back of the caterpiller. I had posted the picture of the caterpiller with the cocoons earlier in the month.

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Contributed by Richard Wasson on 26 June, 2009 - 11:20am
Last updated 1 December, 2014 - 1:02pm

Braconidae: Microgastrinae...
There are numerous braconid subfamilies that prey on caterpillars. Although the wing venation is a critical element to confirm an ID here, this wasp does resemble adult members of the Microgastrinae which live exclusively off of Lepidoptera larvae, so I would place it there for now. Nice work Richard.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/129248
… Ross Hill, 1 July, 2009 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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