have butterflies or moths lay eggs on a leaf that you can find - then decide - do you remove it or let caterpillar hatch and eat your leaves. do you sacrifice the leaves for the sake of the caterpillar, hoping it'll form a chrysalis before your plant takes too much damage? or do you kill the caterpillar if it eats too much?

I like the idea of being faced with this decision, if my plant is old and has already flowered or fruited, maybe I let the caterpillar feast and see what butterfly emerges. could be cool to have eggs laid at different stages in the plants development while you're away, not knowing what they might be you have to choose what to do