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Unknown Parasitoid - Brachymeria

Unknown Parasitoid - Brachymeria
Karnack, Harrison County, Texas, USA
August 21, 2019
Size: 4mm
Collected three Cyclophora myrtaria pupa on 08/06. Pupae were dark brown and translucent instead of green. Two weeks later two of the three pupae had round holes chewed in the top where the above parasitoid had emerged. The third has one still developing but recognizable. Help in placing this to a genus would be appreciated.

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Brachymeria…
Brachymeria are often associated with moths, but I can find no known associations in the literature that involve the particular host that you mention. Adults typically emerge from the head portion of the pupa and live about 3-5 days.

See reference here.

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