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Uraba lugens
Like mini pork pies with bulging sides and shallow concave tops these eggs which were no more than 1 mm wide, were seen in rows of 12 to 14. The rows were well separated. Some of the eggs looked a pale yellow colour with the developing larva inside while some others were empty egg shells, transparent and colourless with ridges on the outer surface. There appeared to be a few delicate strands of silk anchoring them ( pic 2) to the leaf but they may not be related.
Spotted two sets of these on leaves of two different eucalyptus trees, probably messmate ( E. obliqua)
I have seen these eggs before now, always on eucalyptus leaves and now I have an ID, thanks to Ducatista.
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resour...
female adult:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/225...
caterpillar:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/876...
Thank you so much for the ID Ducatista. So thrilled to have an ID for these eggs - now I can cross link to the caterpillar and moth. You see the caterpillars everywhere but this is the first with the eggs. Thanks again.
Spotted on May 4, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015
