Amelora leucaniata Guenée, 1858

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

Amelora leucaniata Guenée (Figs 48–55)

Oviposition

1♀ code no.: G338

Date of oviposition: 11 Feb.

Realised fecundity: 6

Incubation time (days): N/A

Note: McFarland (1988) reported an incubation time of greater then 14 days after moistening.

Batch configuration and attachment: Loosely attached, singly (Figs 48 & 49).

Colour: Pale yellow, becoming pale orange with dark orange blotches (Figs 48 & 49).

Size (mm): (n=6) L =0.70 ± 0.01, W=0.62 ± 0.01, T=0.60 ± 0.00

Width/length: 0.89

No. of females: 1

Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=8): L=6.9 ± 0.5, W=6.0 ± 0.5

Relative aeropylar opening size: 7.5

Micropyles: Distinct (Figs 50 & 51)

No. of openings: 4

No. of cells in rosette: 8

No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2

Shape: Broad, ovoid, anterior pole slightly truncated. Polar profile circular, not flattened dorso­ventrally (Figs 50 & 52).

Characteristics: Egg marked all over by polygonal cells with concave floors and moderately broad and slightly elevated indistinct cell walls (Figs 50, 52 –54). Cells arranged regularly in longitudinal rows (Figs 52–54). Cells in micropylar area with narrowly reticulated walls (Figs 50 & 51). Aeropyles elevated, domed, openings very large; visible on all egg surfaces (Figs 50–54). Chorion relatively smooth, but undulating (Figs 54 & 55).