Title

Tomato Hornworm Parasitized by a Braconid Wasp

Caption

Tomato Hornworm Parasitized by a Braconid Wasp, Larva that hatch from wasp eggs laid on the hornworm feed on the inside of the hornworm until the wasp is ready to pupate. The cocoons appear as white projections protruding from the hornworms body

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Phil Degginger

Reference

BRK22I29_396

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,5Mb (976,2Kb) / 16,6in x 11,1in / 4992 x 3328 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apocrita Butterflies Butterfly Chlaenogramma Doll stage Insect Insecta Insects Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Manduca No People Sphinginae Vespoidea animal animals bodies body bug close up close ups close-up closeup cocoon cocoons deserted detail view development developments egg cocoon emerges empty growth habitat hatch hatching horn horns jut out larva larvae look out looking out metamorphoses metamorphosis natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody pest pests protrude protruding pupa pupas pupate pupating pupation ready rise rises out rising out stick out uninhabited vermin wasp wasps white wildlife photography worm worms Hymenoptera Sphingid Sphingidae Sphingids butterfly caterpillar butterfly pupa butterfly pupas caterpillar caterpillars detail details fauna section wildlife