cultivated
The caterpillars dont lay the eggs, the female butterfly lays them on the host plant of that species
No, only the adult (moth or butterfly) is sexually mature and can lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------A caterpillar does not lay eggs. A caterpillar is the juvenile of an insect like a butterfly or moth that when mature will lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. The milkweed plant is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, so this is where the female butterflies choose to lay their eggs.
The adult butterfly or moth will only lay it's eggs on the plant that the caterpillar eats. Then when it hatches it eats the plant.
They lay eggs
No.
On a leaf
It lay its eggs underside of a leaf.
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Most butterflies lay their eggs on plants: on the top or bottom of leaves, on the flowers, on twigs, in the chinks of bark, or on the plant stalk. Some butterflies lay their eggs near the plant: on dry grass stems, dead leaves, or on soil. By laying their eggs on or near plants, the newly hatched caterpillars will have something to eat.
How many eggs a female butterfly lays can vary slightly by species. On average a female butterfly lays 100 eggs at one time.
The eggs would not hatch if not fertilised by a male. A female butterfly will lay her eggs only after being fertilised by a male butterfly.