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Here an undetermined caterpillar is shown with the cocoons of parasitic wasps ( I guess some Microgastrine Braconid Wasp) In the second detail pic, I believe you can see one of the wasp larva freshly emerged from the caterpillar beginning to construct the cocoon.
Spotted on Dec 30, 2010
Submitted on Jan 4, 2012
3 Comments
Update 1/21/15 - I believe the caterpillar is a Condica albigera
http://bugguide.net/node/view/712385
I second Ismael!
Great find!