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Campopleginae cocoon Info with this image:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79319/campopleginae_cocoon_and_empty_caterpillar_skin.html" title="Campopleginae cocoon and empty caterpillar skin"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/79319_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ViQVo8gTEbK%2BS7ojh05vF7MA%2FoE%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Campopleginae cocoon and empty caterpillar skin Parasitic wasps in the subfamily Campopleginae will inject an egg into a caterpillar and the resulting larva will eat the caterpillar alive from the inside. Once the caterpillar has died and the wasp larva has eaten all usable intestines the larva will leave the caterpillar "skin" and spin a cocoon nearby, usually suspended from a thread of silk. This one was more or less entangled in a lot of silk, but I have seen the same type of cocoon suspended freely before also.<br />
The shape and patterns on the cocoon should allow identification at least to genus level, sometimes maybe even to species, but I don't have the necessary experience. Will keep this one to see what comes out ...<br />
Another shot of the same scene here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79318/campopleginae_cocoon.html<br />
For comparison, here is another cocoon uploaded by https://www.jungledragon.com/user/3172/sureshachar.html some time ago:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64190/campopleginae_cocoon.html Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands" /></a></figure> Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus

Campopleginae cocoon

Info with this image:

Campopleginae cocoon and empty caterpillar skin Parasitic wasps in the subfamily Campopleginae will inject an egg into a caterpillar and the resulting larva will eat the caterpillar alive from the inside. Once the caterpillar has died and the wasp larva has eaten all usable intestines the larva will leave the caterpillar "skin" and spin a cocoon nearby, usually suspended from a thread of silk. This one was more or less entangled in a lot of silk, but I have seen the same type of cocoon suspended freely before also.<br />
The shape and patterns on the cocoon should allow identification at least to genus level, sometimes maybe even to species, but I don't have the necessary experience. Will keep this one to see what comes out ...<br />
Another shot of the same scene here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79318/campopleginae_cocoon.html<br />
For comparison, here is another cocoon uploaded by https://www.jungledragon.com/user/3172/sureshachar.html some time ago:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64190/campopleginae_cocoon.html Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands

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The Scirtetes robustus

Scirtetes robustus is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 20, 2019. Captured in E232, 7957 De Wijk, Netherlands.

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