campoletis
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
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