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Tortricidae
Yellow (slightly brownish) oval of eggs about 1 cm x 0.5 cm. Looks like bird poop at first. Appears flat against glass window, but microscope shows that it's slightly convex. Individual eggs are visible to the unaided eye, but only barely. They seem to be layered on top of one another in the middle and more spread out near the edges. Cloudy white lamina around perimeter. The last three photos were taken using a microscope lens with a blacklight. Borders of eggs are yellow, with clear inside and smaller yellow blobs in the middle. On surface, microscope view shows even smaller circles/somethings covering the whole thing. My best guess is that these tiny circles are cells, the yellow circles are eggs, and the blobs are growing larvae.
On glass of second-story porch door, facing south, about 5 feet above floor.
Thanks to everyone for your input in ID-ing these. Any further guidance towards a more precise ID will be appreciated.
Spotted on Apr 22, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012
12 Comments
I found the same thing on my glass door Wednesday morning (06/19/13). -Savannah, GA
Great work!!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/446239
eggs do look similar.
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/lepi_0...
The prettiest one looks like this.
The Tortricid moth loves apples and other fruits.
Not to my knowledge, but I'm not very good at identifying plants. There are a lot of trees in the yard, but none with apples. Some are about the right size for an apple tree that hasn't fruited yet, but I don't know what they are. I found this on the door of the upper deck, which is just bare wood without any plants.
Is there an apple tree nearby?
There is a creek in the woods behind my house, maybe 100 yards away (I'm really bad at estimating distance, though).
I'm thinking Tortricid moth eggs now. Found some similar images on Bug Guide. I do hope for a more precise ID, though.
such a small.... thingy
The last picture makes me think they are eggs. Is there a pond nearby?
I'm at a loss so far. Thinking slime mold might be a possibility. I hope it's eggs, though.
I vote for eggs, let us know what happens!