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The caterpillars dont lay the eggs, the female butterfly lays them on the host plant of that species

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Do caterpillars or butterflies lay eggs?

Butterflies lay eggs.


Do caterpillars lay blue eggs?

caterpilles do not lay eggs. no thay lay white eggs


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.


Do butterfli lay eggs?

Yes, butterflies do lay eggs. The adults lay eggs on the plants that the caterpillars like to eat, so that when the caterpillars hatch they are right there surrounded by food. In fact, a lot of caterpillars even start out by eating their own eggshell!


Were do caterpillars hide?

caterpillars hide in trees


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.


Why do i have so many caterpillars?

these caterpillars lay eggs and soon they will become butterflies


Do caterpillars lay tiny yellow eggs in trees?

no........... :)


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 caterpillars lay eggs before transforming into butterflies?

No, caterpillars do not lay eggs. They go through a process called metamorphosis to transform into butterflies, during which they form a chrysalis and then emerge as adult butterflies.


What lay their eggs on the underside of cabbage leaves and hatch out into caterpillars?

butterfly


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.