ID on Eggs?

houstontx · Post by **houstontx** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:53 pm

Can anyone ID these insect eggs? Found on a dogwood tree, We are thinking ladybug, cottonwood beetle, or cabbage white butterfly. 10 image stack, Wild M5APO on 12x setting, 2.5x Nikon CFL Projection Eypiece, Canon T3i. Sorry for bad quality.

Mods please move if in wrong forum. Thanks

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:54 pm

The "crown of thorns" appearance is typical of true bug eggs, something in Hemiptera such as stink bugs.

Compare Google image searches for "stink bug eggs" versus "ladybird eggs", "cottonwood beetle eggs", "cabbage butterfly eggs".

--Rik

BugEZ · Post by **BugEZ** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:51 am

Looks like the stink bug eggs I found on an asparagus stem years ago. Time lapse of them hatching here:

https://youtu.be/jCHxmslOYjk

The hatch appears to be synchronized.

Keith

houstontx · Post by **houstontx** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 4:12 pm

That video is a good enough ID for me, Stink Bug it is! Thanks for the help![/quote]