Location: Okeechobee, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State ParkI'm a Dasychira meridionalis,
The caterpillar of the Southern Tussock Moth.
Unfortunately I have been parasitized
Most likely by a Braconid wasp.
(Very special thanks to Lyle Buss from the Insect Identification Lab, Entomology & Nematology Dept. University of Florida for his help with the ID of both the caterpillar and the parasite.)
- Species Dasychira meridionalis - Southern Tussock Moth
- Braconid (Microgastrinae) parasitoid of yellow-based tussock (Dasychira basiflava) larva - Cotesia
- UF|IFAS Featured Creatures
Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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