Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Eumorpha » Pandora Sphinx - Hodges#7859 (Eumorpha pandorus)
Photo#1132176
Eumorpha pandorus caterpillar parasitized by Cotesia congregata - Eumorpha pandorus
Copyright © 2015 metrioptera

Eumorpha pandorus caterpillar parasitized by Cotesia congregata - Eumorpha pandorus
Cornell Campus, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
September 1, 2015
Found on Virginia creeper.

Images of this individual: tag all
Eumorpha pandorus caterpillar parasitized by Cotesia congregata - Eumorpha pandorus Cotesia congregata parasitizing Eumorpha pandorus caterpillar - Cotesia congregata Cotesia congregata ex. Eumorpha pandorus - Cotesia congregata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by metrioptera on 2 September, 2015 - 1:37pm

thanks!
Moved this image to the E. pandorus page and added another image of the cocoons and moved that one to the C. congregata page. I'm going to try and rear out the wasps, how long do you think they will take to emerge?

Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 2 September, 2015 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Cycle...
Probably about a week or so. The development time is largely dependent on temperature.
… Ross Hill, 2 September, 2015 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Host/Parasitoid…
The caterpillar is a Pandora Sphinx, and yes, this particular species is attacked by Cotesia congregata.

See reference here and here.
… Ross Hill, 2 September, 2015 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact