Morphology and morphometry of Lycaenid eggs (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Author Munguira, Miguel L. Author Martín, José Author García-Barros, Enrique Author Shahbazian, Gayaneh Author Cancela, Juan Pablo text Zootaxa 2015 3937 2 201 247 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.1 0db28e35-d6a3-49e3-b0a4-d2e430c11268 1175-5326 234855 81C79871-DD3C-4240-9480-529202B5DBD4 Genus Lampides Hübner ( Fig. 7 C, D) The genus is monospecific with the egg of Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus) having a very small micropylar area surrounded by a flattened area of cells with a rhomboid shape. The lateral zone has triangular cells, with their apex elevated forming rounded tubercles at the end and gathered together to form a pattern of hexagons. The annular area has smooth bottomed cells while the rest of the egg has cells with their bottom showing a rough and irregular reticulum.