C.Rayz

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Posted: 16 May 2014


Taken: 23 Apr 2014

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1/100 f/5.6 250.0 mm ISO 100

Canon EOS 500D

EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

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nature
my patio
st leonards on sea
east sussex
hastings
wildlife
wasp
larva
butterfly
Small White Butterfly
Cotesia glomerata


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Predated Small White Butterfly

Predated Small White Butterfly
Not a great photo per se, but the subject I found interesting. This was one of my Small White Butterfly larva, it had completed making a pupa but a small wasp (likely Cotesia glomerata wasp [thanks to Rockwolf for the likely ID]) kept hanging around the larva and pupa. This is the restult, obviously hatched out. The next photo shows that at the same sorta date a Small White has emerged fine. Photos from under our eve of roof.

What I found interesting was that the wasp sat up on the eve for days waiting I suppose, but did wait until the larva was in full pupation to go away (finish predating it).

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 C.Rayz
C.Rayz club
Yup that sound like the beatie. Thanks for the help on IDing.
10 years ago.
 C.Rayz
C.Rayz club
That is intersting, thanks Maria. It was pretty interesting, I am guilty of trying to shoo the wasp away a time or two but it was always back and waiting or laying.
10 years ago.

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