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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) » Caterpillar Mummy Wasps (Rogadinae) » Common Mummy Wasps (Aleiodes) » circumscriptus/gastritor species-group (Aleiodes circumscriptus/gastritor species-group) » Stigmata Mummy Wasp (Aleiodes stigmator)
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Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Aleiodes stigmator
Copyright © 2008 LadyAshley

Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Aleiodes stigmator
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
September 25, 2008
Size: about an inch in length
I was just curious if the holes in this corpse are from parasitism, or from where the spines used to attach to the body.
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Contributed by LadyAshley on 27 September, 2008 - 5:55am
Last updated 11 November, 2008 - 12:36pm

Moved
Moved from Cocoons and parasitized caterpillars.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 November, 2008 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Holes
These are exit holes of braconid wasps. I've only seen these hard, hole-riddled mummies with hairy caterpillars, which may or may not have been the same species in your photo.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 September, 2008 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
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ugghh creepy XD
i figured as much.
thanks for the ID!
… LadyAshley, 27 September, 2008 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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