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  1. Great Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri) ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775. Scanned from an original wood engraving dated 1852. Original hand coloring.

    Great Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri) ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775.

    Scanned from an original wood engraving dated 1852. Original hand coloring.

     
  2. Shield Bug eggs  (by Four Seasons Garden on Flickr)

    Shield Bug eggs  (by Four Seasons Garden on Flickr)

     
  3. eggtopia: Mother wasp eggs (by Gustavo Mazzarollo on Flickr)

    eggtopia:

    Mother wasp eggs (by Gustavo Mazzarollo on Flickr)

     
  4. Chalcid wasp parasitoid amongst shield bug eggs (by pbertner on Flickr) Found during a day hike in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar.

    Chalcid wasp parasitoid amongst shield bug eggs (by pbertner on Flickr)

    Found during a day hike in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar.

     
  5. stretchesofimagination: amazing group of butterfly egg photos by Gilles San Martin Eggs of the butterfly Carcharodus alceae (Hesperidae) on a leaf of its host plant Malva sp.Scale : egg width = 0.8 mm

    stretchesofimagination:

    amazing group of butterfly egg photos by Gilles San Martin

    Eggs of the butterfly Carcharodus alceae (Hesperidae) on a leaf of its host plant Malva sp.
    Scale : egg width = 0.8 mm

     
  6. Hyles euphorbiae, Spurge Hawkmoth newly born caterpillars by EduardoMarabuto Photography on Flickr. Hyles euphorbiae, Spurge Hawkmoth (Sphingidae) This is a widespread species in Europe where it is known for its brightly coloured caterpillars usually found feeding openly on spurges . What is not seen usually is when they come out of the eggs as you can see in this photo where the newly emerged caterpillars are seen eating away their egg-shell and start to wander around, while their brothers are still inside the other eggs, curled around themselves tightly.

    Hyles euphorbiae, Spurge Hawkmoth newly born caterpillars by EduardoMarabuto Photography on Flickr.

    Hyles euphorbiae, Spurge Hawkmoth (Sphingidae)
    This is a widespread species in Europe where it is known for its brightly coloured caterpillars usually found feeding openly on spurges .
    What is not seen usually is when they come out of the eggs as you can see in this photo where the newly emerged caterpillars are seen eating away their egg-shell and start to wander around, while their brothers are still inside the other eggs, curled around themselves tightly.