Tropical, pre-montane wet forest with tree ferns, strangler figs, cerdro (Cedrella spp.), and some avocado relatives.
Daily Archives: 23 June 2018
Parasitoid pupae from a caterpillar
Parasitoid larvae, probably from a wasp, have emerged from the black wounds of this caterpillar, perhaps a hesperidae butterfly, and pupated.
Check out the trachea (the branching gas exchange organs observed through the skin of the caterpillar) and the punctures from the larval exits!