Skipper Caterpillar with parasites
Habitat:
wetland
Notes:
Here the caterpillar of some sort of Skipper is almost completely engulfed in the cocoons of Braconid Parasitic Wasps. The cocoons appeared vacated.
Spotted on Mar 1, 2010
Submitted on Jan 4, 2012
2 Comments
I agree Karen :(
Poor thing - that must be a very nasty way to die!