I think butterflies tend to lay a solitary egg in many places rather than in a cluster (at least the monarch type that I have observed do).

Also looks like an awful lot of eggs for a ladybug (unless she is really really large or the leaf is really really tiny).

My guess would be stinkbug, but only a guess.

DM

Thanks for your help.

Def. not ladybugs - they look like this - very small:

I don't think stinkbug either - look too big & colorful.

I would try sending the image to the entomology dep't @ UF. My mystery bugs were I.D.ed promptly when I did that...

Here's the email: nsanders@ufl.edu

I have no idea, but the picture is pretty cool! Crossing my fingers it is a good buggy!

try maybe the isabella tiger moth - also known as wool bears

Any other ideas? I'l like to know, since I recently cut off and threw in the trash 2 tropical milkweed tops that had these small yellow things at top of plant. Assumed they were left by an "undesirable" insect, and I was too lazy to investigate. If moth, I'm sorry and won't do it again!