Food is critical for larvae development, so a good insect should lay her eggs away from other competition for food. That's why scientists were surprised that female hawkmoths chose plants hosting competitors when laying eggs.
Read the post: https://www.botany.one/2022/01/hawkmoths-prefer-for-the-young-to-eat-with-the-competition/
Original research at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.021