Eggs are laid singly, usually into leaf tissue with just the tip of the egg protruding slightly. The female can lay up to 80 eggs in her lifetime.
The cycle from egg to adult can be as quick as 3 weeks in ideal, warm conditions although numbers appear to reduce if it remains hot for a few days, or if there is heavy rain or storms. Eggs can remain unhatched over winter and adults can shelter in weeds till the weather warms up.
