Thursday 11 June 2020

Invasion of the bodysnatchers

Back at the beginning of May i found a "leaf rolling" moth larva on a Birch but i didnae know what species it was, so i collected it and brought it home to rear through. Anyway it coccooned & pupated at the end of the month...and this morning it hatched but it wasnae an it, it was many!! Yep, the larva had been parasitised by one of the smaller Ichneumon Wasps.




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  1. Peggy12 June 2020 at 12:03

    Really fascinating - but sad for the butterfly. I hope you got all of those out of the house!

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    1. Punk Birder12 June 2020 at 13:24

      Thanks Peggy. I let them go out the back before Linda had the chance to say "Kill them with fire" lol

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  2. Ragged Robin12 June 2020 at 17:32

    Fascinating Dean! I've found ichneumon wasps in my moth trap in the past!

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    1. Punk Birder12 June 2020 at 17:54

      It is Caroline. I've had quite a few emerge from Moth pupae. Talking of which i've got an unknown Noctuid larva that's about to pupate and i just hope it's not been parasitised. I've had quite few of those orange ones in the moth trap years ago.

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