Cotesia glomerata
Glomerata Wasp at Queanbeyan, NSW
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| Cotesia glomerata | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | FeralGhostbat | 13 Dec 2020 |
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2 comments
24 Feb 2021
The caterpillar is a Cabbage White butterfly. The yellow cocoons are a parasite, almost certainly Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
25 Feb 2021
Great to have photos of the parasite. It would be educational to have a separate sighting for the Cabbage White.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.226425-35.353956
- Altitude 583.4m
- Places Queanbeyan, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2020 11:19 AM Recorded on
- FeralGhostbat Recorded by
- Grape Vine Associated animal
Collections
- FeralGhostbat Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cotesia glomerata Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Cotesia glomerata Scientific name
- Glomerata Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 583.43m Recorded at altitude
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