Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unidentified insect eggs

Posted by Bembix on 10-06-2022 13:16
#1

Good afternoon,

Almost every year in June/July I find such insect eggs on dried grass panicles. At first I assumed that they were bug clutches. However, bug experts have not confirmed this so far. Maybe someone here knows an answer,

Habitat: Dry sandy grassland in south-west Germany.
Ø of eggs 1.2 mm, height 0.7 mm.

Thanks for the help.

Edited by Bembix on 10-06-2022 13:17

Posted by Bembix on 10-06-2022 13:18
#2

2nd picture

the tower is about 7 mm high

Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-06-2022 21:10
#3

Hello,

only a guess: Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae. Because Araschnia levana also produces "towers" (but green and differently shaped):
https://lepiforum...ndfotos-Ei

Posted by Bembix on 11-06-2022 00:54
#4

thanks for the comment, but butterflies can probably be ruled out.