Turquoise-colored larvae of Apanteles mimoristae Muesebeck (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) next to a dead caterpillar of Melitara cf. nephelepasa (Pyralidae) (zebra worm), inside an opened Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae) pad. The blue-turquoise color of the wasp larvae indicates feeding on caterpillar hemolymph, which has a similar color. The arrow indicates the caterpillar’s characteristic whitish stripes.

 
 
  Part of: Villegas-Luján R, Plowes R, Gilbert LE, Rodríguez JC, Canales-del-Castillo R, Gallegos-Morales G, España-Luna MP, Fernández-Triana J, Sanchez-Peña SR (2024) Redescription of Apanteles mimoristae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a parasitoid of the native pyralid cactus moth Melitara cf. nephelepasa in central Mexico. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97: 207-228. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.117514