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How many eggs a female butterfly lays can vary slightly by species. On average a female butterfly lays 100 eggs at one time.

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Do caterpillars or butterflies lay eggs?

Butterflies lay eggs.


Why do butterflies lay their eggs in garbage?

Most butterflies don't lay their eggs in garbage. They typically lay their eggs on the plant that their caterpillars will feed on. Monarchs butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. Spicebush swallowtails butterflies lay their eggs on Spicebush, Sassafras, Sweet Bay, and Prickly Ash. You get the idea. I don't know of any butterflies that lay their eggs in garbage, but if they do it is probably the type of garbage that their caterpillars would feed on.


Do mail butterflies lay eggs?

No, the male flies do not lay eggs. Female flies are larger than male flies. The female flies lay over 900,000 eggs during their lifespan.


How many babies can a butterfly have at one time?

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Do butter flies lay eggs?

No a housefly does not have a shell, it is an insect and has an exoskeleton.


Why do i have so many caterpillars?

these caterpillars lay eggs and soon they will become butterflies


About how many eggs could a caterpiller lay?

A caterpillar cannot lay eggs. Caterpillars are immature forms that specialize in eating. When they turn into adult moths and butterflies, they will mate and lay eggs.


Can caterpillars lay eggs and if so, how do they do it?

Caterpillars cannot lay eggs. They go through metamorphosis and transform into butterflies or moths, which are the ones that lay eggs. Butterflies and moths lay eggs on leaves or other surfaces, usually in clusters or rows.


Does butterfly lay eggs with shells?

You should know this, but if you don't, butterflies lay eggs on leaves. They are so smart, they know where to put their eggs. If the butterflies doesn't know and puts it in a random leaf, that could be a problem.


When do mother butterflies lay their eggs?

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What species of butterflies lay eggs?

All of them.


How do caterpillars lay eggs?

Caterpillars do not lay eggs. Caterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths, and they do not have the ability to reproduce. Only adult butterflies and moths, which come after the caterpillar stage, have the ability to lay eggs.