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Campopleginae - Cocoon freely suspended Here is an example of a cocoon being freely suspended from a leaf of some grass or the other., as opposed to the one I posted the other day, that was entangled on the leaf (and another one today - see below):<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79318/campopleginae_cocoon.html" title="Campopleginae cocoon"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/79318_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=Gcyl2ex%2BNrmtX1JfJNkdJdNJEcE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Campopleginae cocoon Info with this image:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79319/campopleginae_cocoon_and_empty_caterpillar_skin.html Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79460/campopleginae_-_cocoon_entangled.html" title="Campopleginae - Cocoon entangled"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/79460_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=LK7XcgkhKvCFOb%2BIGMb2RUKiIR4%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Campopleginae - Cocoon entangled Just like the one I posted the other day, this one is also entangled on the leaf instead of being freely suspended, but here is another one suspended from a leaf of some grass or the other:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79461/campopleginae_-_cocoon_freely_suspended.html<br />
In addition, all seem to be next to the skins of the same kind of caterpillar. Will try to get an ID on that ... Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus" /></a></figure><br />
In addition, all seem to be next to the skins of the same kind of caterpillar. Will try to get an ID on that ... Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Campopleginae - Cocoon freely suspended

Here is an example of a cocoon being freely suspended from a leaf of some grass or the other., as opposed to the one I posted the other day, that was entangled on the leaf (and another one today - see below):

Campopleginae cocoon Info with this image:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79319/campopleginae_cocoon_and_empty_caterpillar_skin.html Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus

Campopleginae - Cocoon entangled Just like the one I posted the other day, this one is also entangled on the leaf instead of being freely suspended, but here is another one suspended from a leaf of some grass or the other:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79461/campopleginae_-_cocoon_freely_suspended.html<br />
In addition, all seem to be next to the skins of the same kind of caterpillar. Will try to get an ID on that ... Campopleginae,Cocoon,Geotagged,Ichneumonidae,Netherlands,Scirtetes,Scirtetes robustus

In addition, all seem to be next to the skins of the same kind of caterpillar. Will try to get an ID on that ...

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

Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 24, 2019.