Guess if anyone can tell me how visible they are, where they are usually laid (on top?), etc that might help me. From the web, the seem to look a little like a Monarch eggs, but are they quite small?

Was such a surprise to see her and see her laying eggs.

Thanks!

I am far from an expert, but I think they are tiny and white and layed on top of the leaves.

Thanks Rickinla! They must be really, really tiny b/c I can't find any though it looked like she was egg-laying.

This is the only picture I have of a variegated frit egg, Bernergrrl. They lay their eggs randomly on the top side of the leaf -

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They're hard to find. Unlike gulf frits, who lay a lot of eggs either all at once, or over a period of days, even weeks, they only lay a few at the time, at least here.

Sherry

Hope you find some eggs, they have the coolest looking chrysalis!

I finally found one--it was hard because the leaf was so beat up. It's in a crack in my driveway, and I probably drive over it all the time. Am so glad I saw her laying eggs.

Now, I'm not sure whether to allow them to grow in such an area--but if I hadn't, I wouldn't have seen her. Who knows. I'll probably pull them from there now. Have been checking other violets and don't see any so far.

I have a hatchling Variegated Fritillary caterpillar! I dug up the plant and even with the shallow roots (it was in a crevice) it is surviving, but as you can see the leaf is not the best.

Experimenting with a violet leaf in a water pick--has anyone done this and does it work? I tried a leaf in a plastic container, but it wilted pretty quickly.

Here is a pic of the egg on the beat-up violet leaf just in case anyone would like to see what an egg looks like on a beat-up leaf. It is to the left of the central vein right in the middle of the leaf.

I am pretty sure she laid a few more eggs, but I can't find them. Maybe in a few days I can find caterpillars.

Got a decent pic of the hatchling!