Amelora acromegala McQuillan, 1996

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

Amelora acromegala McQuillan (Figs 36–41)

Oviposition

1♀ code no.: G156

Dates of oviposition: 20, 22 Feb. 2000

Batch size: 5–18 (n = 2)

Realised fecundity: 23

Incubation time (days): 23

Batch configuration and attachment: Loosely attached, singly.

Colour: Pale yellowish­green to pale brown with maroon blotches (Fig. 36).

Size (mm): (n=9) L =0.64 ± 0.00, W=0.57 ± 0.01, T=0.52 ± 0.01

Width/length: 0.88

No. of females: 1

Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=9): L=3.0 ± 0.2, W=2.4 ± 0.1

Relative aeropylar opening size: 3.3

Micropyles: Distinct (Figs 37 & 38)

No. of openings: obscure

No. of cells in rosette: 10

No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 4

Shape: Broad, spherical, polar profile circular, slightly dorso­ventrally flattened (Fig. 39).

Characteristics: Egg marked all over by hexagonal cells with flat floors and moderately broad and moderately elevated cell walls (Figs 39–41). Cells in micropylar area with narrowly reticulated walls (Figs 37 & 38). Aeropyles conspicuous, elevated, domed, openings moderately large (Fig. 41); absent from the middle section of the dorsal wider side (Fig. 39). Chorion rough, undulating and finely wrinkled (Figs 40 & 41).