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Parasite emerging from caterpillar
Copyright © 2020 Lisa Foster

Parasite emerging from caterpillar
Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
June 6, 2020
Parasite (maggot?) emerging from a caterpillar that was found on kale.

A bunch of others already had emerged before photo was taken.

The caterpillar died soon thereafter.


What kind of caterpillar? What kind of parasite?

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Contributed by Kurt Foster on 8 June, 2020 - 6:05am

I would presume the parasites are something from Braconidae
However, the extremely small size of the images likely prohibits attempts at a more specific ID of either the parasites or the caterpillar.

These images can be frassed after the ID is seen.
… chuuuuung, 10 February, 2021 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

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