Gorgeous green and yellow hopper laying eggs :)

[orionmystery]

My lucky day. Found this strikingly beautiful Fulgorid laying eggs. I spent two hours capturing the whole process.

IDed by my FB friend Jerome as: Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra (GRAY, 1832)

You can see the whole process (almost) in the three GIF animation and one movie clip here: Beautiful Fulgorid laying eggs | Up Close with Nature


Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggsIMG_3589b copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggsIMG_3613 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

This assassin bug nymph came to disturb, but retreated after a short while.

Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggsIMG_3669 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggsIMG_3678 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggsIMG_3692 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Fulgorid - Eurybrachidae - Chalia pulchra laying eggs.. IMG_3698 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

 

[cgipson1]

Man, nature rocks! Beautiful captures!

 

[Derrel]

How cool is that! Thanks for showing this to us. I had never seen eggs layed in such a beautiful pattern. Yet another of nature's wonders that you have brought to us at TPF.

 

[orionmystery]

Man, nature rocks! Beautiful captures!

How cool is that! Thanks for showing this to us. I had never seen eggs layed in such a beautiful pattern. Yet another of nature's wonders that you have brought to us at TPF.

Thanks, Charlie, Derrel. My lucky day

 

[Overread17 5]

Like Derrel I'm amazed at the pattern to the laying; almost like a section of reptile skin in appearance. Very curious to see such regular and orderly laying of the eggs.

 

[480sparky41 40]

Like Derrel I'm amazed at the pattern to the laying; almost like a section of reptile skin in appearance. Very curious to see such regular and orderly laying of the eggs.

Definitely a missed "What Is It?" thread.

 

[tirediron]

Well captured! :thumbup:

 

[orionmystery]

Well captured! :thumbup:

Like Derrel I'm amazed at the pattern to the laying; almost like a section of reptile skin in appearance. Very curious to see such regular and orderly laying of the eggs.

Definitely a missed "What Is It?" thread.

Like Derrel I'm amazed at the pattern to the laying; almost like a section of reptile skin in appearance. Very curious to see such regular and orderly laying of the eggs.

Thanks for looking and commenting, Overread, 480sparky, tirediron.

A lot of stink bugs lay eggs in similar, orderly manner