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Parasitic Wasp Cocoons

Description:

Under the Tailed Jay Caterpillar (Graphium agamemnon) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127... Hymenopteran superfamilies

Notes:

Poor caterpillar (╯﹏╰)

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2 Comments

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 11 years ago

Thanks for the information John..

John La Salle
John La Salle 11 years ago

Nice pictures.
These are not eggs. They are the cocoons of the parasitic wasps that have attacked the larva. Toss them in a jar and you will get a bunch of small wasps soon (don't let it get moldy).

Jason Alexander
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Jason Alexander

Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Spotted on Mar 19, 2013
Submitted on Mar 20, 2013

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