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Hornworm Parasitoid Wasp (Cotesia congregata)
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Copyright © 2010
carmelablue
Tomato worm with eggs -
Cotesia congregata
Albuquerque, downtown, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
August 31, 2010
Found this morning on a tomato plant after I'd cut the corn stalks down.
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Contributed by
carmelablue
on 31 August, 2010 - 3:37pm
Last updated 1 December, 2014 - 1:14pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 5 October, 2010 - 10:15am
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Pupa, not eggs...
This Hornworm has been parastized by braconid wasps, which have now matured enough to emerge and create cocoons for themselves to fully mature in. Hornworms are common prey for these.
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Cassie Novak
, 31 August, 2010 - 4:25pm
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hornworm and wasp pupa
Thank you for the identification information, I thoroughly appreciate it!
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carmelablue
, 31 August, 2010 - 9:10pm
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