The shape of butterfly eggs can vary greatly from family to family, but most are pale whitish, yellow or green in colour, although the colour can darken before hatching. Just before hatching the young larva can sometimes be seen curled up inside the transparent eggshell. After hatching the young caterpillar often eats the eggshell that contains valuable nutrients needed for healthy development.
Butterfly eggs can be smooth or textured, their shapes can be oval or round, but never bottle-shaped. Butterfly eggs are normally attached to a plant--usually the leaf- with a special fluid. This glue holds the eggs to the leaf in such a way that they cannot be separated without destroying the eggs. Small funnel-shaped openings called "micropiles" can be found on top of each egg. This is where water and air enter while the egg is developing. Each egg is surrounded by a chorion, a hard outer shell that protects the larva. Some shells have raised ribs.
So no butterfly eggs
Insect or Invertebrates Identification
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Assassin bug?
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And it is actually possible to tell the species from the eggs, at least a proper expert can.
And it is actually possible to tell the species from the eggs, at least a proper expert can.
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Google answers to almost everything if you ask the right question I love research and especially if you find what you are looking for
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These eggs are made by the subfamily Harpactorinae, a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs).
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please tell me what species this hairy fellow belongs to.....
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can you please crop this photo, I can hardly see anything
From Kruger?
Pillars are very difficult
can you please crop this photo, I can hardly see anything
From Kruger?
Pillars are very difficult
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It has the same colours as the processionary caterpillar, but the head is different.......just to start the discussion
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Lappet moth caterpillar?
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
I am struggling to get onto the forum on my laptop, klippiesKlipspringer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:54 am leachy
can you please crop this photo, I can hardly see anything
From Kruger?
Pillars are very difficult
have a better image to post
we ruled out processionary caterpillars
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