7809 - Laurel Sphinx - Sphinx kalmiae photo - Tom Murray photos at pbase.com


05-SEP-2018

This caterpillar was unlucky to have been parasitized by a Braconid wasp, Cotesia congregata and was dead when I found it.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/200s f/16.0 at 65.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Hank Vander Velde		07-Sep-2018 23:35
Great find and info Tom.

Carl Carbone		07-Sep-2018 11:37
What a find. Sad to see, but I guess the wasps need to survive too.

Pierre Martin		07-Sep-2018 01:59
oh boy won't live very long, terrific capture and picture!

Donna Hollinger		07-Sep-2018 01:53
Great photo, what kind of caterpillar? ~V~

larose forest photos		07-Sep-2018 01:19
That is a load of parasites. Poor thing.

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