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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, Eulophinae, EuplectriniRemains of the host caterpillar (identified as Alcis repandata, the mottled beauty) with Euplectrus pupal cases in silk cocoons, together with one female and one male Euplectrus on a separate card. Before laying their eggs (up to several hundred depending on the species) on a caterpillar, Euplectrus females inject a venom that prevents further molting of the host. Euplectrus species are highly unusual amongst Chalcidoidea in spinning a (rudimentary) silk cocoon before pupation.Collected in SwedenPhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey
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Entomology Types, dorsal view