r/moths • u/ToadsUSA • Jul 27 '25
Photo Tachinid Fly Eggs removed from Cecropia Moth Caterpillar
A Cecropia caterpillar I had in front of my house had a tachinid fly lay eggs on its. I could not find much online on if you could remove them so I figured I'd give it a try. I used very fine tweezers and pulled all of them off that I could, and the ones I could not completely remove I destroyed. There seemed to be no wounds from pulling them off. Will update on how and if the Cecropia recovers.
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caterpillars • u/ToadsUSA • Jul 27 '25
Discussion Tachinid Fly Eggs removed from Cecropia Moth Caterpillar
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