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02-JUN-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Half-Wing moth caterpillar ( Phigalia titea), #6658

Reveler Conservation Area

This poor caterpillar has been parasitized by, most likely, a Braconid wasp. You can see the wasp cocoons which have popped out of the body, clustered near the head (bottom of photo).

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/160s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

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hamery22-Jun-2015 02:25
Oh-This one is interesting and thank you for the information, Christine. V
Hank Vander Velde22-Jun-2015 01:21
Nice sharp image and great observations re: the parasites Christine.
Sam Rua22-Jun-2015 01:08
Cool find, Christine. Did you notice the parasitic cocoons before you processed the image?
Isabel Cutler22-Jun-2015 01:08
Ah...poor caterpillar!
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