LEAF BEETLE EGGS COVERED WITH FRASS

LEAF BEETLE EGGS COVERED WITH FRASS

Leaf beetle eggs
LEAF BEETLE EGGS (Chrysomelidae)

Eggs are hidden by the black frass of the beetle.

 

Found on a Wild Bergamot plant at Camp Brewster

 

Each egg is coated with a compact covering of excrement.

 

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