One of my early-stage monarch caterpillars recently erupted in a series of
tiny, woolly cocoons all along its body. After keeping the shriveled body in a
dry bottle for a week or so, I’ve collected several tiny wasps, barely 1 mm in
length.
I’m very interested in having this species identified, so I’d be glad to
hear from anyone who would be willing to ID the wasps or who knows a parasitic
wasp specialist. I have several of the wasps in IPA and several others in a
dry container, along with the caterpillar husk and cocoons, and I’d be glad to
mail these at my expense. Please contact me off-list with my thanks in advance.
- J. A.
