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Hanging Ichneumonid Wasp Cocoon & Adult Wasp

Charops sp.

Description:

A small hanging, painted bead, about 1 cm in length and suspended by a silk thread from the end of a pine needle which had fallen into a bush. I have found 3 of these in the last few days, all hanging from the end of a leaf and all with a long silk thread hanging below the pupa. This is the pupa of an Ichneumonid Wasp, probably a species of Charops, maybe C. annulipes.

Habitat:

Semi-urban garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

Update! The wasp emerged on 13 February 2015. It is a male. See pictures 4 and 5. Reference for adult wasp: (http://bugguide.net/node/view/559196). The emergence hole is visible on the pupal case, the wasp emerged head down from the bottom of the hanging cocoon.

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5 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Thank you Sukanya, and yes! it was exhausted! Good observation!

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

The last photo is simply great...but the wasp looks exhausted!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Thank you Sigg, it is such a cool little pupa and I was so happy the wasp emerged!

SG in CR
SG in CR 9 years ago

Interesting spotting. Had I seen the cocoon, I wouldn't have known what it was.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Update! The wasp emerged on 13 January 2015. It is a male. See pictures 4 and 5. Reference for adult wasp: (http://bugguide.net/node/view/559196).

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 1, 2015
Submitted on Feb 8, 2015

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