Amelora sparsularia Guenée, 1858

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

Amelora sparsularia Guenée (Figs 62–66)

(type species)

Oviposition

2♀ Code no.: G150, 348

Period of oviposition: 22 Feb.–20 Mar.

Batch size: 25 ± 5.0 (n = 3)

Realised fecundity: range 15–60

Incubation time (days): 29–30

Batch configuration and attachment: Loose.

Colour:Very pale green, becoming pale orange with dark orange blotches (Fig. 62).

Size (mm): (n=10) L =0.58 ± 0.01, W=0.52 ± 0.01, T=0.51 ± 0.01

Width/length: 0.90

No. of females: 2

Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=7): L=2.3 ± 0.1, W=2.0 ± 0.09

Relative aeropylar opening size: 4.3

Micropyles: Distinct (Figs 63 & 64)

No. of openings: 3

No. of cells in rosette: 6

No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2

Shape: Broad, bluntly ovoid, polar profile circular, not flattened dorso­ventrally (Figs 63 & 65).

Characteristics: Egg marked all over by hexagonal cells with concave floors and narrow and slightly elevated cell walls. Cell walls slightly wavy. Aeropyles elevated, domed, openings large, visible on all egg surfaces. Chorion deeply wrinkled and folded (Figs 63–66).