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Definite Tussock Moth - Hodges#8314 (Orgyia definita)
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Copyright © 2018
ophis
moribund caterpillar, definite tussock moth -
Orgyia definita
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 29, 2018
Wasp larvae are evidently
Apanteles diacrisiae
Gahan, because no other braconid parasitoid of this moth has been documented (Krombein et al, 1979).
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Contributed by
ophis
on 13 September, 2018 - 5:06pm