Whose eggs are these?

[vixylix]

I tried to search online but am getting conflicting answers. They are on a brassica leaf , but I don't think they are cabbage whites as I had the same egg on my peas early in the season

I'm hoping they're ladybirds!!!

Any ideas?

[Zelenina]

Several different species of insects lay yellow eggs that look quite similar. Those are probably eggs of the large cabbage white that lays yellow eggs in clusters and has yellow and black caterpillars. The small white butterfly usually lays its eggs singly and its caterpillars are green.

They could possibly be ladybird eggs which are also laid in clusters like that. That photo isn't clear enough to tell the difference for sure, but with a magnifying glass or a well-focused macro photo you should be able to see vertical ridges on cabbage white caterpillar eggs but not on ladybird eggs.

[1Bee]

Yup, it's a toss up between ladybird and large white. The caterpillars of these are the little beggars that will decimate whole plants, sorry to say, so you need to know!

[Bren In Pots]

The photos not that clear but going by the eggs being on top of the leaf rather then the underside I'd say they're more likely to be Ladybird eggs.

[Martin H]

Ladybird eggs are smooth, Large White butterfly eggs are ribbed. The picture isn't quite sharp enough but you can probably see yourself if you get close (or use a magnifying glass if your eyes are as bad as mine).

I'd bet on the butterfly eggs just because they are on a cabbage leaf.

[vixylix]

so literally really good or really bad?! Nothing is ever straightforward!!

I will go have a closer inspection!

[vixylix]

so on closer inspection they've started to turn grey?!

The plants next to them however was covered in teeny tiny stripy caterpillars and several large (by comparison) green caterpillars.

Safe to say the eggs have now gone, along with as many of the caterpillars as I could find (in the rain!) - its hard work this GYO lark!

If it was ladybirds, we have plenty of them already!