Banana Skipper Eggs

These eggs were spotted at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. The leaf of the banana plant, on which the eggs were laid, was whipping around in a strong breeze and it was difficult to get a good picture. Hopefully, tomorrow morning when it is usually calmer, at this time of year, I will get a better picture. Identifying eggs can be tricky and I often get it wrong, unless I actually see them being laid by the insect (or sometimes, being guarded by the mother). This time, I think it is a little easier because of the host plant, the banana. I know that there are several possibilities, including various hoppers which use the banana as a host, but these eggs seem to be too big for hoppers. My main suspect, as you can see from the scientific name, is a Skipper butterfly and I think it will prove to be one of the following: Erionota thrax alexandra, Erionota thrax thrax or Erionota torus. Time will tell if the eggs hatch out successfully. I will keep an eye on them.