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glenurus gratus

glenurus spp

antlion scientific name

antlion family

antlion life cycle

myrmeleontidae larvae

antlion class

antlion species

19 Aug 2010 According to BugGuide, the Braconid Wasp that parasitizes the Tomato Bugs is Cotesia congregata. Please forgive us for using a very non-entomological term, Tomato Bug. Grandma used to call any large, green caterpillar with a horn a Tomato Bug. She didn't care if it was the Tobacco Hornworm,
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15 Aug 2010 According to BugGuide the Tobacco Hornworm can be identified by its: “large green body; dorsal 'horn' (usually curved and orange, pink or red) on terminal abdominal segment; up to seven oblique whitish lateral lines, edged with black on upper borders. The similar looking Tomato Hornworm, Manduca
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1 Jul 2011 The female Braconid Wasp lays her eggs inside the body of the Hornworm, and the larval wasps feed on the tissues of the Hornworm. Eventually, the Braconid Larvae burrow to the surface and form cocoons, which is what you are seeing. Here is a nice set of images from BugGuide. The Hornworm will not
This is a Rustic Sphinx, and because of its rumpled wings, it appears it has recently eclosed or emerged from the pupa. When its wings attain their full size and they harden and the moth will be able to fly. According to BugGuide, Caterpillars of the Rustic Sphinx feed on numerous plants, including the leaves of ash trees.
16 Feb 2004 Larvae are voracious predators that lie in wait for their insect prey under sand or loose soil. Myrmeleon spp. (known as "doodlebugs") are most frequently noticed--they dig a shallow pit in loose sand to trap prey. Members of some other genera live in tree holes. Remarks. adults mostly nocturnal or
8 Feb 2017 Your individual appears to be the dark form of Manduca quinquemaculata, the Five Spotted Hawkmoth and its larva is known as the Tomato Hornworm which appears in both green and dark forms. You can compare your individual to this very dark individual pictured on BugGuide. Thanks – I took the photo
21 Sep 2014 Dear Diane, The organs to which you refer are known a spiracles, and they enable the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, to breathe. Spiracles are not unique to the Tobacco Hornworm (see BugGuide). We are unable to do additional research at this time as our search engine keeps crashing our server.

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