Crexa moth eggs

Description:

Multiple small grey brown eggs about 2mm wide in a cluster. Eggs were oblate with two white rimmed dark patches, one on top and one one the side. The latter were slightly larger in size.

Habitat:

These were spotted on the bark of a stringy bark tree (Eucalyptus). If these are the eggs of the Crexa moth, they usually feed on native cherries (Exocarpos cupressiformis) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/130... and there are a number of these trees across the road from where the eggs were spotted...

Notes:

References state that the Crexa moth eggs are brown in colour but these had a grey/white bloom...puzzling / is there an explanation for this ? Also, why were they laid on the bark of a gum tree ? Other references: http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/res... http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Crexa-Mo... http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au... Adult male of this species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/205...