Bug eggs

[Ken Childs]

I'm not really posting this one for a critique....I just think it's cool what can show up on my moth sheet. These are probably moth eggs but I don't know that for sure. The majority of what's attracted to my moth sheet aren't moths.

These are the settings I use for nighttime moth photography.

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Manual mode
1/500"
F18
ISO 200
Canon 430EX w/extended bounce card: On, Fired
HH
LR & CS3

[Brendan Dozier]

Very cool looking contrast against the white texture of what I'm guessing is the moth sheet, Ken, the eggs are so perfect they almost look like they have been commercially manufactured!

I don't know anything about moths, but just for fun I did a google images search.

Looking some of the images, these could be Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) eggs.

http://www.pbase.com/laroseforest/image/125891760
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31766129@N08/4705078402/lightbox/

[Julie Kenward]

You sure do come up with things I never see, Ken! Awesome placement of the insect in the corner as if she's overlooking the eggs. I also think this is very bright but like it that way - it sure screams spring!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thumbs up from me too, I like the exposure.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Nicely composed, I like the combination of round eggs and the squares in the structure.

[Ken Childs]

I don't know anything about moths, but just for fun I did a google images search.

Looking some of the images, these could be Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) eggs.
Odds are against the eggs belonging to Ctenucha virginica. That's a day-flying moth and these eggs were laid in the middle of the night. I'll keep an eye on these to see if I can catch what they hatch into.


You sure do come up with things I never see, Ken! Awesome placement of the insect in the corner as if she's overlooking the eggs. I also think this is very bright but like it that way - it sure screams spring!
Here's a small sampling of what shows on on my moth sheet.
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Creatures%20of%20the%20Night/?start=all

Here are the identified moths I've seen so far this year. I have another 50 or so that I haven't been able to identify yet.
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/?start=all

[bhavya joshi]

Yeah first time i have seem like this.. which insects it is?? it is a moth?? than it good see mother moth with their tiny babies..
but great composed really..

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Ken. Nice job on all the technical aspects of the photo. The comp is appealing with the fly in the ROT position. I expect it's just coincidence, but the fly looks like it's either tending the eggs - or deciding which one to eat first. :S3:

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ken,
I remember you get some pretty cool stuff in that cloth! Thanks for sharing something we don't often get to see!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Ken, this is a great shot showing the eggs. The insect is an added bonus. Nice capture!

[Ken Childs]

I'm glad y'all enjoyed this. There are a lot of cool critters that come to the sheet that are rarely seen during the day. If I knew I would have the time, I'd capture a few and would take better shots during the day.

Steve, yes it was purely coincidence that the fly is there. I was focusing on the eggs and the fly decided that was the time to take a stroll across the eggs. It worked out quite well. :S3: