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Those Strange Little Shapes Are Butterfly Eggs!

As the weather warms up you may start seeing butterfly eggs on your host plants. Some females will lay eggs on the top of the leaves, some on the bottom. So inspect the leaves carefully and look close - they are tiny!

To help you identify a few of those ‘strange little shapes’, we’ve labeled the eggs and the host plants you may find them on.

Spicebush Swallowtail
Host Plant – Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

 

Monarch
Host Plant – Milkweed (Asclepias spp.)

 

Zebra Swallowtail
Host Plant – Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

 

Painted Lady
Host Plant – Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)