sebento's Identifications

Twig Wilter Bug

About 28 mm long. I assume this is a female as it was about 20 mm from the eggs that were attached to the twigs and leaves of the magnolia bush. I visited the site every day and was fortunate enough to capture the egg hatching process, pic's 1 to 9. After hatching the young turn black within about 90 minutes.
Does anyone know how long the lifespan of the bug is? It might be good to follow the life cycle.

After being away for part of Dec. and Jan. I have started updating on their progress with one pic. on Jan 13 - 2014. They seemed to have doubled in size.

Jan 27, added another 2 pics. The growth process started to get confusing with what seemed like an older bug that joined the clan.

Feb 11, added one pic. now confusion reigns as there seems to be three or more generations.

Mar 13, added one pic. They have stayed in the same area of the plant for the whole process. They appear to like the warm area as the plant is mostly in the shade and they huddle together in the sun spot on the plant.

Apr 12, two pics added. They have moved onto the leaves of the plant, sitting in the sun. Some look like they may be mating but I am not sure, maybe they are just climbing over one another.

April 20 I could only find one bug on the plant and the following day when I went to update, there were none and no sign of eggs. Closed file.