This is what the large bristly Tachinid Flies - family Tachinidae in the order Diptera - do to the equally large and bristly "woolly bear" caterpillars of Tiger Moths (family Arctiidae in the order Lepitoptera). See my photo at:
http://www.fotolog.com/treebeard/68162920
I found this husk of a caterpillar down by the creek and placed it on this leaf for a photo. (San Marcos Pass, 30 October 2011)
On November 04 2011 166 Views
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!["Woolly bear" caterpillar done in by a Tachinid Fly parasite - This is what the large bristly [b]Tachinid Flies[/b] - family [i]Tachinidae[/i] in the order [i]Diptera[/i] - do to the equally large and bristly "woolly bear" caterpillars of [b]Tiger Moths[/b] (family [i]Arctiidae[/i] in the order [i]Lepitoptera[/i]). See my photo at: http://www.fotolog.com/treebeard/68162920 I found this husk of a caterpillar down by the creek and placed it on this leaf for a photo. (San Marcos Pass, 30 October 2011) - Fotolog](http://sp2.fotolog.com/photo/34/26/39/treebeard/1320456720281_f.jpg)
