Fall Webworm Moth Caterpillar with Parasitic Wasp Larvae
Hyphantria cunea
Habitat:
Woodland habitat under loose piece of tree bark.
Notes:
This poor little guy is infested:( Sad but interesting at the same time.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2014
Submitted on Jul 17, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks Juan! Spotting added to the mission.
Very interesting Beaker. There's a very cool mission for parasited bugs, maybe you can consider including this spot http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1338...
Thanks for the ID ForestDragon! Much appreciated!
Your caterpillar is a Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cunea: http://bugguide.net/node/view/453