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0 1 Cotesia wasp

Cotesia wasp

by nlralphNYC, New York, USA

6 2 Hawk Moths

Hawk Moths

by fernamsSão Paulo, Brazil

Caterpillar Manduca rustica parasited with

1 0 Braconid wasp larva

Braconid wasp larva

by WilsonsNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

on a tobacco hornworm

1 1 White Cabbage Caterpillar

White Cabbage Caterpillar

by lari28bIreland

Larva of a parasitic Wasp emerging from the White Cabbage Butterfly Caterpillar ...

1 0 Braconid Wasp cocoons

Braconid Wasp cocoons

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

Braconid wasp cocoon bundle in grass

3 4 Tobacco hornworm with the eggs of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia congregata

Tobacco hornworm with the eggs of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia congregata

by AnaMoralClinton, Mississippi, USA

Adult Cotesia wasps have laid their eggs in ...

1 0 Tobacco Hornworm & Braconid Wasp Cocoons

Tobacco Hornworm & Braconid Wasp Cocoons

by CEJMaryland, USA

The caterpillar of a moth is being parasitized by wasp larvae. The caterpillar ...

1 2 Pawpaw Sphinx with braconid wasp parasites

Pawpaw Sphinx with braconid wasp parasites

by Tom15Groton, Massachusetts, USA

The Pawpaw Sphinx caterpillars I found on a winterberry plant were infested ...

0 0 Braconid -Wasp /pupae

Braconid -Wasp /pupae

by RickLampmanBattle Creek, Michigan, USA

This Caterpillar of the family Geometridae is displaying the results of the ...

0 0 Curuquerê-da-couve

Curuquerê-da-couve

by SckelEspírito Santo, Brazil

Borboleta e ovos / Butterfly and eggs: ...

1 0 Catalpa Sphinx caterpillar

Catalpa Sphinx caterpillar

by LatimeriaWest Virginia, USA

Can grow to be about 2 inches during their last instar. The colors are ...

17 16 Braconid Parasitoid (pupae)

Braconid Parasitoid (pupae)

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Braga, Portugal

Cotesia adults are small (about 7 mm), dark ...

0 0 Parasitized catalpa sphinx caterpillar

Parasitized catalpa sphinx caterpillar

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Usually it doesn't have all those wasp cocoons on its back.

4 1 Laurel Sphinx Caterpillar

Laurel Sphinx Caterpillar

by johnlguerinMontréal, Québec, Canada

will never metamorphose into a moth. It has been infested by a parasitic wasp ...

1 0 tobacco hornworm

tobacco hornworm

by Denise WilliamsNorth Carolina, USA

are from the braconid wasp, Cotesia ...

10 7 Braconid Wasp

Braconid Wasp

by ElaineWebbConnecticut, USA

Less than l/8" long; hardly big enough to see. Predator wasp hatching from ...

0 0 Braconid wasps

Braconid wasps

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Very tiny; long antennae. My finger is included for scale in the fourth picture.

2 0 Tobacco Hornworm

Tobacco Hornworm

by MichelleHammondIndiana, USA

Braconid wasp (Cotesia congregatus), which ...

0 0 White Butterfly Parasite

White Butterfly Parasite

by Michael StrydomCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

These Tiny Parasitic wasps have just started hatching from their eggs after ...

0 2 Oruga de Palomilla Tersa Sphinx Moth

Oruga de Palomilla Tersa Sphinx Moth

by AndresDuarte

hornworms is called Cotesia ...

2 0 Tobacco Hornworm

Tobacco Hornworm

by CindyloohooNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

. A common biological control for hornworms is the parasitic braconid wasp ...

5 0 Tobacco hornworm (caterpillar)

Tobacco hornworm (caterpillar)

by EmilyUmbargerMichigan, USA

Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the ...

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