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Braconid Wasps - Cotesia congregata
Copyright © 2016 K.C. Bergdoll

Braconid Wasps - Cotesia congregata
Hague, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
August 24, 2016
Parasitizing a hornworm.
Contributed by Erik Attaway on 8 November, 2016 - 8:29am
Last updated 8 November, 2016 - 8:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 8 November, 2016 - 6:27pm

Hornworm
One of the Hornworms, with Braconid wasp cocoons, likely of Cotesia congregata.
… Jeff Brown, 8 November, 2016 - 8:53am

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