Parasitized Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Subject:  nest
Geographic location of the bug:  Florida
Date: 09/13/2017
Time: 02:17 PM EDT
Please help me identify this “nest” that we found on a Philodendron leaf. We are guessing some kind of parasitic wasp.
How you want your letter signed:  Florida

Parasitized Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Dear Florida,
We found a similar looking image on BugGuide identified as a Tussock Moth Caterpillar in the genus
Dasychira that has been parasitized, but the Parasitoid was not identified.

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