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Hornworm Parasitoid Wasp (Cotesia congregata)
Photo#76966
Copyright © 2006
Doug Smith
Newly Emerged Wasp -
Cotesia congregata
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: ~1/4"
Apanteles or Cotesia congregata? just emerged from cocoons on dying Hornworm (Manduca sexta). ID confirmation/correction appreciated
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Contributed by
Doug Smith
on 13 September, 2006 - 9:03am
Last updated 12 November, 2008 - 1:25pm
Moved
Moved from
Cotesia congregata
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 12 November, 2008 - 1:25pm
Moved
Moved from
Braconid Wasps
.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 21 July, 2007 - 5:20pm
Cotesia
According to the
U. of Kentucky site
Apanteles
is a synonim of
Cotesia
.
I am getting more and more confident on the ID of this wasp as
Cotesia congregata
…
Beatriz Moisset
, 21 July, 2007 - 4:38pm
?
Where do you see that? Apanteles is still a valid genus. (granted, this comment is a year over-due)
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Chris Grinter
, 17 November, 2008 - 9:54pm
Apanteles/Cotesia
Yes,
Apanteles
still exists (from what I can tell), but some, such as this one, have been transferred to
Cotesia
. I just recently emailed Dr. Whitfield about this species (hence the quote from him on the guide page), so this is current (but not particularly new) information.
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Charley Eiseman
, 17 November, 2008 - 9:57pm
Moved
Moved from
Wasps
.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 16 November, 2006 - 5:53pm