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Braconidae Cotesia saltator cocoon from Anthocharis cardamines
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Cotesia saltator (Thunberg, 1822) is a parasitoid of Anthocharini and is commonly reared from Anthocharis cardamines much less often A. euphenoides and Euchloe crameri. One egg is injected into the body of the jong caterpillar. The larva lives insite the body of the caterpillar and leaves its host before pupating. • Identified by Dr Mark R. Shaw. • For more information visit our website Filming VarWild. • http://www.filming-varwild.com • Parasitoids of European butterflies (Shaw et al., 2009).
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