Ditto what jaguarondi said, but to add parasitized caterpillars tend to exhibit different/altered behaviour - in some cases making themselves highly visible (in my experience caterpillars you
see will be parasitized, those you have to actively
search for won't be)
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Originally Posted by lattytatty  Each caterpillar on it's nest seems to have what I believe to be the parasitic wasp next to it. I liken it to something similar to a flying ant. Is this what the eggs will hatch into? |
That sounds more like a (second) parasite that will parasitize the caterpillars parasites (if that makes sense!)
Have a read of this thread...
Caterpillar and weird eggs ID??
It's been a good year for lots of insects, both lepiodoptera and their parasites
