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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
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Parasitized Condica caterpillar
Copyright © 2019 Peter Homann

Parasitized Condica caterpillar
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 14, 2019
Size: Length ≈15mm
In a folded leaf of Bidens alba. This very likely is a Condica caterpillar as I assume from photos on the Condica mobilis site. The caterpillar turned out to have been parasitized, producing a swarm of tiny wasps I document on the linked photos. I would appreciate comments about this type of parasitism and do not know where to place the photos. They may be frassed if of no value.

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Contributed by Peter Homann on 29 September, 2019 - 12:02pm
Last updated 2 October, 2019 - 10:40am

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