Life cycle of Cotesia (=Apanteles) medicaginis, a parasitic wasp of alfalfa caterpillar, Colias eurytheme.

Life cycle illustration of <i>Cotesia</i> (=<i>Apanteles</i>) <i>medicaginis</i>, a parasitic wasp of alfalfa caterpillar, <i>Colias eurytheme</i> Credit: Allen WW. 1958. The Biology of Apanteles medicaginis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Hilgardia 27(18): adult and immatures, caterpillar by D. Kidd, cocoon from Smith JB. 1906. Economic Entomology, J.B. Lippincott Co
Life cycle of Cotesia (=Apanteles) medicaginis, a parasitic wasp of alfalfa caterpillar, Colias eurytheme. Credit: Allen WW. 1958. The Biology of Apanteles medicaginis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Hilgardia 27(18): adult and immatures, caterpillar by D. Kidd, cocoon from Smith JB. 1906. Economic Entomology, J.B. Lippincott Co