Euphyia, Hubner, 1825

Young, Catherine J., 2006, Descriptions of the eggs of some southern Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1287, pp. 1-294 : 1-294

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1175­5334

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scientific name

Euphyia
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Euphyia View in CoL nr. severata (Figs 703–710)

Oviposition

3♀ code nos.: G371, G372, G376

Oviposition period: 19 Aug.–26 Sept.

Batch size: 15.3 ± 5.4; (n = 6)

Realised fecundity: 17–40

Incubation time (days): 7–9

Batch configuration and attachment: Very loosely attached, singly (Fig. 703).

Colour: Very pale green, becoming pale yellow to pale pinkish­orange with darker spots then transparent grey on maturity (Fig. 703).

Size (mm) (n=20): L = 0.77 ± 0.01, W = 0.59 ± 0.01, T = 0.55 ± 0.01.

Width/length: 0.76

No. of females: 3

Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=5): L = 3.04 ± 0.31, W = 2.67 ± 1.19.

Relative aeropylar opening size: 4.3

Micropyles: Distinct (Figs 704–706)

No. of openings: 5

No. of cells in rosette: 7

No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2

Shape: Moderately broad, sub­elliptical, dorso­ventrally flattened (Figs 703, 704, 706, 707).

Characteristics: Soft chorion; egg distinctly marked on all surfaces by concave, hexagonal cells with elevated, moderately broad walls (Figs 703–709). Aeropyles conspicuous, elevated, domed, openings moderately large (Figs 704–706 & 708), present on all surfaces apart from middle of top of wider lateral side (Fig. 707). Rosette cells slightly recessed; micropylar cell walls overlain by narrow reticulum (Fig. 705). Chorion regularly pitted (Figs 708–710).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

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