Caterpillar (larva) of catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae) on leaf of catalpa tree (Catalpa scopoli) and covered with the coccoons of a Braconid

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Caterpillar (larva) of catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae) on leaf of catalpa tree (Catalpa scopoli) and covered with the coccoons of a Braconid parasitic wasp Apanteles congregatus. Also note that another parasite--the larva of a tachina fly (Tachina sp.)--is burrowing into the back end of the caterpillar.

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Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: apanteles, braconid, catalpa, catalpae, caterpillar, ceratomia, coccoons, congregatus, larva, moth, nature, parasite, parasitic, parasitism, scopoli, sphinx, wasp, worm