Aleiodes sp 1

Mummified Caterpiller on grass stem, 7mm
Late January 2015
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart

24 hours after collection the wasp hatched from the caterpillar
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The wasp 5mm
Identification thanks to Donald Quicke

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