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Leaf-footed Bug egg

Leaf-footed Bug egg
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
May 31, 2011
Size: 2 mm
On Jacquemonti Birch. I've been monitoring it for a few days, can see the bug inside. ID help appreciated.

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Leaf-footed bug egg
(Coreidae)

 
Thanks.
I never would have guessed from the silhouette of the contents.

 
Could be you have a parasitoid?
It would be interesting to see follow-up images of the egg's development.

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