Brachnoid Wasp Lepidoptera Parasitoid
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Brachnoid Wasp - Lepidoptera Parasitoid |
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Brachnoid wasps parasitize moth and butterfly caterpillars. Different species of brachnoids exhibit a slightly different behavior when creating their cocoons in their lifecycle. Some make their cocoon on the caterpillar itself, some underneath the caterpillar, and some beside the caterpillar. |
Brachnoid larvae and caterpillar
Saddleback caterpillar
Spiny Oak Moth caterpillar
Hornworm caterpillar
Hornworm caterpillar
Caterpillar with brachnoid cocoons
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Some species of brachnoid wasps create their cocoons and the host caterpillar stays on top of the cocoons. The host caterpillar (which dies) guards the brachnoid cocoons. |
Caterpillar on oak tree
Unicorn caterpillar
Dead Unicorn caterpillar
Duskywing Butterfly
Brachnoid leaving caterpillar
Viceroy butterfly caterpillar
Dead adult Brachnoid
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