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  • September 23, 2008 at 6:13 am #641
    Andrew
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    I see some white powdery substance on some of the leaves in my garden? Could this be butterfly eggs? How do I identify butterfly eggs?

    September 23, 2008 at 11:52 pm #945
    butterflysue
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    No, butterfly eggs are not powdery.

    The easiest way would be to know if the plant is a host source for a particular butterfly. For instance, milkweed is for the Monarch butterfly. The eggs are the size of the head of a pin and generally, will be on the bottom side of the leaf, but may be other places.

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