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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 theclae
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Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) from Lycaenid caterpillar - Cotesia theclae
Copyright © 2019 A. Bosworth

Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) from Lycaenid caterpillar - Cotesia theclae
Lindale , Smith County, Texas, USA
July 22, 2019
Size: 3 mm
One of 13 adult parasitic wasps that eclosed from cocoons under a gray hairstreak caterpillar 8-9 days after the larvae were seen on the surface of the caterpillar.

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Gary Hairstreak Caterpillar with braconid larva on Hibiscus - Cotesia theclae Gary Hairstreak Caterpillar with braconid larva on Hibiscus - Cotesia theclae Gary Hairstreak Caterpillar on braconid cocoons - Cotesia theclae Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) from Lycaenid caterpillar - Cotesia theclae Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) from Lycaenid caterpillar - Cotesia theclae Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) from Lycaenid caterpillar - Cotesia theclae Gary Hairstreak Caterpillar with braconid cocoon mass - Cotesia theclae Braconid Wasp (Cotesia sp.) Head and Wings - Cotesia theclae
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Contributed by A. Bosworth on 24 July, 2019 - 3:37pm
Last updated 8 November, 2021 - 5:16pm

Moved
Moved from Microgastrinae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 8 November, 2021 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Species Determination
José L. Fernández-Triana, Ph.D. was sent 6 specimens for his microscopic determination. His conclusion was “Cotesia theclae (Riley, 1881).” So this photo and the 7 others can be relocated accordingly. Dr. José also confirmed it was previously associated with the Gray Hairstreak in Texas. Thanks to him and the BugGuide staff for the referral we can put a scientific name to a face.
… A. Bosworth, 12 November, 2019 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

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