Females lay their eggs singly on the host plant leaves, preferring to oviposit on host plants near nectar sources.
The egg is round and green, later turning yellowish green with reddish dots.
The size of the egg is large for a butterfly, being 0.8 millimeters (0.03 in) in height and 1.2 millimeters (0.05 in) in width.
It takes between 4 and 10 days to hatch.
Females lay their eggs singly on the host plant leaves, preferring to oviposit on host plants near nectar sources. The egg is round and green, later turning yellowish green with reddish dots. The size of the egg is large for a butterfly, being 0.8 millimeters (0.03 in) in height and 1.2 millimeters (0.05 in) in width. It takes between 4 and 10 days to hatch.
Papilio glaucus