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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » parasitic Apocrita » Chalcid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Eulophidae » Euplectrus
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Parasitized caterpillar - Euplectrus
Copyright © 2003 Bill Johnson

Parasitized caterpillar - Euplectrus
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 24, 2003
Is there enough of the caterpillar for an ID? Maybe, also, the eggs on it's back? Would they be a species of Hymenoptera? Thanks.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 30 September, 2006 - 12:41am
Last updated 7 July, 2008 - 11:42am

Moved
Moved from Eulophidae.
… john and jane balaban, 7 July, 2008 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Caterpillars with larvae.
… john and jane balaban, 7 July, 2008 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from parasitic Apocrita.
… john and jane balaban, 8 September, 2007 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

Not eggs
those are the larvae of the parasitoid (wasp I think, Like Jeff's) just emerged prior to pupation.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 30 September, 2006 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Hannah. I knew they
Thanks, Hannah. I knew they were larva, I think my brain wanted to type egg cases instead. Would have have any guesses as to what parasitic wasp that might be?
… Bill Johnson, 30 September, 2006 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Looks
like something I found recently. See image. Unfortunately, my images seem to have been 'overlooked', so never did get a definite ID.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 September, 2006 - 1:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jeff. Hopefully, thi
Thanks, Jeff. Hopefully, this will 'jog' some information loose for our images, knowing how specialized this area is.
… Bill Johnson, 30 September, 2006 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

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