Parasites on a Caterpillar :(

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Unidentified parasitoid immatures

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Copyright © 2012 Sasha Azevedo

Parasites on a Caterpillar :(

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
April 17, 2012

So sad. I think these are parasites? If you look closely, there are quite a few of them dragging behind.

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Contributed by Sasha Azevedo on 17 April, 2012 - 12:08pm
Last updated 20 February, 2018 - 12:03pm

Moved

Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).

… Bob Zuparko, 20 February, 2018 - 12:03pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Charley Eiseman, 12 May, 2012 - 10:35am

Yes

They are parasites. Do you have close ups? Are you trying to rear them? I have gotten a number of life cycles this way. Usually the caterpillar doesn't eat any longer. The parasites grow, pupate and eclose without needing much care. If they are small enough I keep them under a UV filter as a cage and I can take pictures and videos of the whole thing. It can be fascinating.

… Beatriz Moisset, 4 May, 2012 - 7:10am

Thanks Beatriz. As per your question, I do not raise insects. I simply photograph them! :)

… Sasha Azevedo, 13 May, 2012 - 3:00pm

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