Descriptions of the eggs of some southern Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera) Author Young, Catherine J. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-08-14 1287 1 294 journal article 1175­5334 7778314F-E23A-4947-876A-9610E4C959A7 Nearcha curtaria Guenée (Figs 658–663) Oviposition 2♀ code nos.: G343, G354. Oviposition period: 26 Feb.–8 Apr. Batch size range: 4–17; (n = 4) Realised fecundity (range): 15–31 Incubation time (days): 11–12 Batch configuration and attachment : Attached, singly (Fig. 658). Colour: Very pale yellowish­green, becoming pale orange (Fig. 658), then transparent grey on maturity. Size (mm): (n=9) L = 0.73 ± 0.00, W = 0.56 ± 0.00, T = 0.54 ± 0.01. Width/length: 0.77 No. of females: 1 Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=6): L = 0.84 ± 0.07, W = 0.59 ± 0.10 Relative aeropylar opening size: 1.2 Micropyles : Distinct (Figs 659–660) No. of openings: 3 No. of cells in rosette: 7 No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2 Shape: Moderately broad, bluntly ovoid, dorso­ventrally flattened (Figs 658, 659 & 661) Characteristics : Egg marked by sub­quadrate, concave cells with moderately broad, elevated walls, forming longitudinal rows from posterior pole to almost as far as anterior pole (Figs 658, 659, 661 & 662); remaining cells irregularly arranged, hexagonal, concave, with moderately broad walls (Fig. 659); micropylar cell walls overlaid by a narrow reticulum (Fig. 660). Aeropyles large, domed, openings very small, present on all surfaces (Fig. 662). Rosette cells slightly recessed (Fig. 660). Chorion cobbled, slightly granular (Figs 662 & 663).