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Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) and Cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) it had bit. In my observations, the Stable Fly always did the initial damage, which then attracted the Yellowjackets. Undamaged caterpillars always fended off the wasps.

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Cecropia (Hyalophora cecropia), Predator, Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans), bite, bleeding, prey
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Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) and Cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) it had bit. In my observations, the Stable Fly always did the initial damage, which then attracted the Yellowjackets. Undamaged caterpillars always fended off the wasps.