Siphanta acuta - Dryinus koebelei

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Description: English: live nymph of Siphanta acuta, with cocoon of dryinid (probably Dryinus koebelei) on venter of abdomen [UPDATE: Massimo Olmi thinks the cocoon may be an epipyropid, but this seems unlikely], plus a small black dryinid thylacium (probably Dryinus koebelei) just visible under wing bud on left of image. Date: 20 February 2010. Source: Self-photographed. Author: S.E. Thorpe. NEW ZEALAND AK, 20 Feb 2010, S.E. Thorpe (found alive in my shirt pocket at Tamaki Campus, after I travelled there from home in Henderson) Licensing[edit] Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.