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Unidentified moth cocoon and unidentified small parasitic wasp cocoons. Unidentified parasitic wasps mostlikely deposited their eggs into a moth caterpilar whilst turning into a pupae within its protective cocoon . The wasp eggs completed the larval stage in the moth caterpillar/pupae and then emerged and started the the process of metamorphosis in their own little cocoons Eamw parasitic wasps Click/tap to enlarge

Unidentified moth cocoon and unidentified small parasitic wasp cocoons.

Unidentified parasitic wasps mostlikely deposited their eggs into a moth caterpilar whilst turning into a pupae within its protective cocoon . The wasp eggs completed the larval stage in the moth caterpillar/pupae and then emerged and started the the process of metamorphosis in their own little cocoons

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By Ernst

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Uploaded Jul 13, 2025. Captured Sep 2, 2023 11:01 in 5 Dodson Rd, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/20.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO200
  • 78mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.