Orange caterpillar parasite wasp (Netelia producta)

Orange caterpillar parasite wasp (Netelia producta) 2016

CRANNEY, Kate

Registration number

1908962

Artist/maker

CRANNEY, Kate

Title

Orange caterpillar parasite wasp (Netelia producta)

Production date

2016

Medium

ink and watercolour on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

29.7 x 42 cm (paper size)

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Kate Cranney (www.katecranney.com)

Keywords

Kate Cranney, caterpillar, The Little Things That Run the City, 2016, drawing

Summary

This drawing depicts an orange caterpillar parasite wasp in flight. Most Australian native wasps live by themselves, making nests out of mud or leaves, or burrowing into the soil. Orange caterpillar parasite wasps lay their eggs on a caterpillar’s head. Wasp larvae help control pests by killing plant-eating caterpillars. The illustration was drawn by Kate Cranney for the City of Melbourne's publication 'The Little Things that Run the City'. The book explores the diversity of insects we have within our city’s boundaries and examines what we can do to help them survive and thrive.