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Microgastrinae
Photo#509947
Copyright © 2011
Joshua
what is going on here
Petersburg Virginia, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
April 26, 2011
Size: roughly 1-1.5in.
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Contributed by
Joshua
on 28 April, 2011 - 8:00pm
Last updated 7 December, 2011 - 7:00pm
Moved
Moved from
Geometrid Moths
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john and jane balaban
, 7 December, 2011 - 7:00pm
Caterpillar may be
Phigalia strigataria, but difficult to say for certain.
Beatriz suggested moving this to Braconids
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john and jane balaban
, 7 December, 2011 - 6:59pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
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Randy Hardy
, 6 May, 2011 - 4:28pm
I'm no expert but ...
Those might be parasitic Braconid wasp cocoons on a Geometrid moth caterpillar. Some of these are covered in Charlie Eisman's book
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but there are thousands of possibilities. You could probably find some photos here on BugGuide if you browsed through caterpillars.
Here's one photo I found
Again, I'm only guessing
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Randy Hardy
, 28 April, 2011 - 9:36pm
Bingo
The wasp larvae (probably subfamily Microgastrinae) developed inside the inchworm, and when they were finished feeding they chewed holes in its back to emerge and spin cocoons. Eventually the adult wasps will chew their way out of the cocoons and fly away.
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Charley Eiseman
, 29 April, 2011 - 6:56am
ah sweet thank you im glad so
ah sweet thank you im glad somebody out here knows this stuff i just like to find it and observe it i have no ideas about names for most insects beyond the basics
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Joshua
, 30 April, 2011 - 10:39pm