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Dolba hyloeus with Cotesia congregata
The Pawpaw Sphinx caterpillars I found on a winterberry plant were infested with braconid wasp cocoons. The first 2 images show the larvae just emerged from inside the caterpillar and are starting to make cocoons. The last photo shows the completed cocoons.
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Nature can be cruel, but this is just one of the checks and balances. The poor caterpillar was still motionless in the same place a few days later.
So nasty and so cool at the same time! :-) Poor caterpillar.