Butterfly eggs are normally attached to a plant--usually the leaf--with a special fluid. This glue holds the eggs to the leaf in such a way that they cannot be separated without destroying the eggs. Small funnel-shaped openings called "micropiles" can be found on top of each egg. This is where water and air enter while the egg is developing.. The eggs and egg-laying habits of butterflies are as varied as they are. Some lay eggs individually on the undersides of leaves; others on the top sides. Some lay eggs in groups, and the caterpillars hatch and feed close together for a time. Still others stack their eggs in little towers. Butterfly eggs can be round, ovoid, or shaped like.

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If the egg is on the stalk or flower bud, use your pruning snips to cut off a small piece off the plant. Loaded 0%. -. 1x. Once the eggs are inside, you have a couple options…. Put a dry paper towel in the bottom of a large food container (excessively wet paper towels can cause monarch-killing mold). Monarch butterflies are fairly short-lived creatures. The first butterflies of the season generally start breeding in March, and then each generation will lay eggs roughly a month later. Eggs take 3-5 days to hatch. Larvae/caterpillars take 9-14 days to reach their last instar/shed and form a chrysalis. It then takes approximately 8-13 days for.