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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Other moths
Sighting 4472496

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Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 27 Feb 2023 Hejor1

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   27 Feb 2023
Looks like the remains of an Anestia caterpillar which was infected with wasp parasitoid larvae which haved emerged from the caterpillar and pupated in little white cocoons.
Hejor1 wrote:
   27 Feb 2023
@donhe it was alive moving towards the pupa case and grabbed it with its jaws before it realised it couldn’t eat it. One of the photos from above you can see it grabbing the case - hopefully it hasn’t pixelated too much!
donhe wrote:
   27 Feb 2023
Not enough detail to see who is doing what to whom.

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