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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Microgastrinae » Cotesia » Cotesia empretiae
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Another Saddleback with parasitic wasp eggs - Cotesia empretiae
Copyright © 2014 Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover)

Another Saddleback with parasitic wasp eggs - Cotesia empretiae
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 19, 2014
I collected this saddleback and was hoping it would make a cocoon. I returned later to see that it had cocoons on it. I am not sure what kind of wasp cocoons these are, but I previously posted a different specimen and was told they were parasitic wasp cocoons of some sort. I'm not sure if this is necessary for the guide or not, but I figured it could be frassed if not.

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Contributed by Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover) on 21 September, 2014 - 9:56pm
Last updated 8 November, 2021 - 5:08pm

Moved
Moved from Microgastrinae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 8 November, 2021 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Expert Review
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 November, 2014 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Only Microgastrine
Evidently, the only microgastrine so far recorded from this host is Cotesia empretiae (Viereck).
… Bob Carlson, 22 September, 2014 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Microgastrinae…
We've discussed this before at some length here. If you decide to rear some of these out, and then imaged and posted them here, that might be helpful for the guide.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 21 September, 2014 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I am aware that we discussed these before, but I wasn't sure if they were the exact same species or not. I guess I would have to rear them, like you said, to know for sure what species they are.
I'm actually on Vacation in NC right now, so I have no clue how any of my caterpillars are doing. I had removed the cocoons from the caterpillar before I left, so I'm not sure if the hatched wasps will go after the caterpillar or not. The caterpillar was still alive though.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 22 September, 2014 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

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