[Solved] Whose are these? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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Pretty sure these are eggs... But what creatures will emerge?

Finger for scale

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[-] ictinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Green shield bug I believe.

[-] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I think you're right!

These look just like them, and i'm pretty sure the luna moth eggs on the top voted comment are actually green shield bugs eggs too.

Thanks!

[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So, the answer turned out to hide behind a very simple web search... Moths, apparently (though maybe you need to check the size of the eggs, I am not so sure about those 1.2mm).

luna moths

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

the do look like those chocolate-mint candies

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