Eggs or plant?
This lackey moth
disguises her eggs by
gluing them around
a twig. Other insects
and spiders are
tricked into thinking
that they are just part
of the plant.Egg hunt
Search for groups of eggs on leaves, twigs,
and buds. They are usually on the underside
of leaves and their color may blend in
with the leaf—so look carefully.Egg identity
Some butterflies and moths lay more
than 1,000 eggs, all together. But the
red admiral butterfly only lays one egg
on each nettle leaf. You can identify a
red admiral egg by the eight to ten
little ridges around the edge.Falling eggs
A few kinds of butterfly drop their
eggs over the grass as they fly
along. Wherever the eggs fall they
stick. Luckily, the caterpillars that
hatch like to eat grass!The female marbled white
butterfly flies low over the
grass so that her eggs will hit
their grassy target.This little group of eggs
will hatch into tiny
caterpillars and start
to nibble on the leaf.US_026-027_All_about_eggs.indd 27 11/10/17 3:34 pm