Cerura, Schrank, 1802

Dolinskaya, Irina V., 2019, The use of egg characters for the classification of Notodontidae (Lepidoptera), with keys to the common Palaearctic genera and species, Zootaxa 4604 (2), pp. 201-241 : 223

Cerura

1 Egg hemispherical in shape. Egg coloration from light beige to dark brown ( Figs. 68, 71 )............................ 2

- Egg discoidal in shape ( Fig. 69 ). Upper half of egg yellow-orange with brown broad patterns and white-yellow fringe on edge ( Fig.70 )..................................................................................... C. erminea 1

2 Egg and chorion dark brown ( Fig. 68 )..................................................................... 3

- Egg and chorion from light beige or light pink to pale brown with dark patches on light background ( Fig. 71 ).. .. C. intermedia

3 From Europe (except for Spain and Portugal) to Magadan Region ( Russia)................................. C. vinula 2 3

- Spain and Portugal............................................................................. C. iberica

Figures

FIGURES 68–73. Eggs of Notodontidae. 68. Cerura vinula (photo by Paul Brothers). 69. Cerura erminea, side view. 70. Cerura erminea.71. Cerura intermedia. 72. Furcula bifida, micropylar rosette.73. Furcula furcula, micropylar rosette. Scale bars 72, 73(10 µ). 69 (200 µ)