Therion circumflexum depositing an egg in Helicoverpa armigera 01

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Summary[edit] Description: English: The parasitoid ichneumonid Therion circumflexum had just deposited an egg in a Helicoverpa armigera caterpillar. Hemolymph was leaking from the caterpillar. The plant is Erigeron annuus which hosted many such caterpillars and one ichneumonid cocoon (probably of the same species). Near Botevgrad, Bulgaria. Български: Паразитоидният ихнеумонид Therion circumflexum току-що е снесъл яйце в жертвата си - гъсеница на Helicoverpa armigera. Hemolymph was leaking from the caterpillar. Растението е Едногодишна злолетница (Erigeron annuus) и върху него се хранеха множество такива гъсеници. Върху същото растение, имаше и пашкул на ихнеумон - вероятно същият вид. Заснето край Ботевград, България. Date: 29 September 2018, 18:07:00. Source: Own work. Author: Dimitǎr Boevski. Other versions: Same plant. Possibly the same insect species. Camera location42° 53′ 42.66″ N, 23° 48′ 44.27″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 42.895182; 23.812298. : This media file is part of an observation on iNaturalist:inaturalist.org/observations/17099392This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.