The Spanish festoon egg on the right is a wonder to behold, Pete! Those fern designs … There’s nothing like that on the caterpillar, or at least not on the instars I’ve seen.
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A stunning array of species there Pete 
I'm with Guy that Festoon egg is absolutely awesome
Have a goodun
Wurzel
I'm with Guy that Festoon egg is absolutely awesome Have a goodun
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Thanks chaps - I have to thank Max for diligently following a few females while we worked out the foodplant - which were really very small on a sun-drenched hillside! The chevrons seen within the egg are, I think, simply the hairs that are found on the first instar larva - here's a photos of one that Max managed to capture: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLnMEgYXoAA ... =4096x4096
You see something similar in the Swallowtail and Duke of Burgundy, for example!
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You see something similar in the Swallowtail and Duke of Burgundy, for example!
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