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Hejor1
wrote:
14 Sep 2025
Thanks @CathB ! I thought of beetles initially but changed my mind when I saw the hole in all of them. It being a parasitic wasp hole makes more sense! I've reared Cadmus before and these are smaller and consistently very dark brown all over. I guess they are mimicking drops of sap because they look very similar.
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
CathB
wrote:
14 Sep 2025
Hi @Hejor1. This might be the pupal case of a leaf beetle. See for example sighting 4411148. The round hole would probably have been made by an exiting parasitic wasp. The beetles usually neatly remove the top of the case. See sighting 4496734.
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
donhe
wrote:
13 Sep 2025
Unusual suspension of a cocoon. It would be good to know the family even.
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
ibaird
wrote:
11 Sep 2025
If not this species, maybe another in the Bedellia (gemus)? Family: Lyonetiidae.
Bedellia somnulentella
WendyEM
wrote:
9 Sep 2025
There is a chance this is the case of a beetle e.g. Coccinellinae (although these tend to have some colour/pattern on them) or CHRYSOMELIDAE ???
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
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