#1. Hyposoter sp. pupal cocoon. 5mm
29 October 2013
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
The wasp parasitises a caterpillar and its larvae either begin to pupate within the caterpillar, splitting it open, or pupate soon after leaving the host..
#1.1. Same cocoon – adult emergence hole
November 6, 2013
(from Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart)
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#1.2 Adult emerged from the 1.0, 1.1 cocoon (above), approx 7mm
November 6, 2013
(from Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart)
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#2. Late October 2013
Hobart
On Lamb’s Ear
#3. Hyposoter sp.? female
Mid March 2017
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
searching for host on Acacia dealbata