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Sawfly sp. (ova)
Sawfly eggs. Sawflies are so named because they posess a modified ovipostitor to saw into a stem or leaf so as to lay her eggs into the plant tissue. http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-bl... http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S...
A row of long eggs placed neatly along the edge of a swamp gum in local parkland
The back of the leaf has minimal damage except some discoloration. Here is another spotting associated with pointed tailed sawflies with similar eggs http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170... Paropsine leaf beetle eggs is questioned by this observation. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_... found along the edges of two eucalyptus leaves.
Spotted on Feb 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
8 Comments
Here is another possible ID? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170...
That's great Martin. We were wondering about this a couple of weeks ago after watching a piece of video somewhere. I like the link with the underground pupal cell section - maybe the pale sides I am looking for.
Re named as sawfly eggs.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-bl...
I was troubled with this ID because the eggs were under the leaf skin and different to the eggs that the beetle is laying.
I have found another ID for this spotting - sawfly eggs. These are known to be laid into the leaf and is more likely to be accurate. See pic #3 http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-bl...
Nice find martin. Another piece of the puzzle.
Hey, I've finally stumbled upon the ID of these (apparently hatched) eggs. It's a paropsine leaf beetle. They also seem to be placed under the leaf skin membrane. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Fascinating ! - looks like whatever it is has separated the waxy coating from the upper epidermis to lodge its eggs? - for protection, perhaps. I like the rim of the leaf that has been left intact. Great spotting and photos, Martin.
A really interesting spot. Are you able to check on these later?