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This patch of metallic blue-green eggs (each about 1.5 mm in diameter) were found attached to a garden wall on 6 June 14. Eight days later, none had hatched, a few were collapsed and there were many tiny parasitic wasps laying their own eggs into the moth eggs. I count about 12 wasps (last two pictures). The patch of eggs was about 3.5 cm long.
Urban area with lots of plum trees, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
These might be Tiger Moth Eggs http://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/10/tr...
Spotted on Jun 6, 2014
Submitted on Jun 17, 2014
6 Comments
Again some of nature's beautiful designs! Very much like black pearls aren't they?!
Thank you Gilma & isaa1 :)
Lovely color, hope the wasp do not get them all..... : (
Sckel, they are insidious little buggers! Thank you Namgyal.
Great black pearls Lauren!
I'm hating these small wasps, they killed all my pupae.