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parasitized larva?
Copyright © 2009 Karl Hillig

parasitized larva?
Ballston Lake, southern Saratoga County, New York, USA
October 2, 2009
Size: ~ 1 cm
The larva was well attached to the leaf but didn't show any signs of life. Is it being parasitized by those maggoty things? Can either be identified? Thanks.

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parasitized larva? parasitized caterpillar?
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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 2 October, 2009 - 7:22pm
Last updated 21 October, 2009 - 10:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 October, 2009 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Must be
freshly emerged braconid larvae, about to spin cocoons. Interesting, I don't remember seeing any examples of braconid larvae or cocoons associated with sawfly larvae before. Ichneumons and chalcids commonly emerge from sawfly cocoons, though.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2009 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

Or maybe
sawfly larva? I can't count the prolegs but the head makes me think maybe.
… John R. Maxwell, 2 October, 2009 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, I can only see one eye
Yeah, I can only see one eye and there should be more than one on each side...
… Seb, 2 October, 2009 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
definitely sawfly
One huge eye!
… Abigail M. Parker, 3 October, 2009 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

i wonder if
these are those parasites that make the caterpiller defend them? it reminds me of a picture i saw of that.
… shotguneddie, 2 October, 2009 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Are you referring to
something like this? This posture is very strange, although somewhat reminiscent of the normal defense posture of some sawfly larvae.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

 
As I recall
the larva was attached to the bottom of a leaf, so these pictures are inverted.
… Karl Hillig, 3 October, 2009 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Ah.
That makes a lot more sense.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2009 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

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