found these on the underside of my Calico Pipevine...didn't think they used this one.
Are these Pipevine Swallowtail eggs?
No, unfortunately, they're not. They're some other type of egg, probably stink bugs or something like that - stink bugs love to lay their eggs on pipevines.
Pipevine swallowtail eggs can be dark yellow to orange through various shades of red, including very dark burgundy red - usually, they're just plain orangey-red, though. Here's a picture -
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/PucPuggy/RedPVSEggs2.jpg
In your area, you could get polydamas swallowtails - their eggs look about the same as pipevine swallowtail eggs, as I recall.
Sherry
ok,,,I'll go scrape them off then !
Thanks !
FYI, Pipevine ST eggs are orangey-red while Polydamas are more mustard yellow. Once you see them you'll get what I mean. Oh, and Polydamas tend to lay theirs in larger clusters than the Pipevine although it will vary.
Melanie