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Endoparasitic Wasp (Campoletis sonorensis) cocoon <!--소노라맵시벌 고치-->
Subject: Endoparasitic Wasp (Campoletis sonorensis) cocoon
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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Endoparasitic Wasp (Campoletis sonorensis) cocoon


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Insecta (Hexapoda) > Hymenoptera > Ichneumonidae
Campoletis sonorensis (Cameron)
Host: flue-cured tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Photographer: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Contact: J. Michael Moore, The University of Georgia
Descriptor: Cocoon(s)
Description: The adult wasp is black, slender and about ¼ inch long but is rarely recognized in the field. The female lays an egg beneath the skin of a small budworm. The egg hatches and the larva develops inside the budworm. When development is complete, the parasitic larva emerges and pupates outside attached to a tobacco leaf. The cocoon is white, oblong, about ¼ inch long and is frequently attached to the skin of the host budworm.
Location: United States
Image Citation:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
This image may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit. Any commercial or other use of the image requires the written permission of the photographer or contact organization, and Forestry Images.

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