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 Rhinodia rostraria Guenée (Figs 576–581) ( type species) Oviposition 3♀ code nos.: G298, G342, G392 Oviposition period: 23 Feb.–3 Nov. Batch size range: 3–40; (n = 4) Realised fecundity (range): 3–44 Incubation time (days) (n=2): 6–8 Batch configuration and attachment : Attached, singly (Fig. 576), short rows. Colour: Coppery brown, shiny, then transparent on maturity (Fig. 576). Size (mm): (n=19) L = 0.77 ± 0.01, W = 0.65 ± 0.01, T = 0.61 ± 0.01 Width/length: 0.84 No. of females: 3 Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=9): L = 3.30 ± 0.20, W = 2.72 ± 0.91. Relative aeropylar opening size: 4.6 Micropyles : Indistinct (Figs 577 & 578) No. of openings: obscure No. of cells in rosette: 8 No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2 Shape: Broad, bluntly ovoid, anterior pole truncated (Figs 576, 577 & 579). Characteristics : Egg distinctly marked on all surfaces by flat, elongate, narrow, quadrate cells with moderately broad, double­ridged transverse walls (Figs 576, 579–581); longitudinal walls form prominent ribs (Figs 576, 579 & 580). Aeropyles elevated, openings moderately large (Fig. 580), present on all surfaces apart from top, wide side of egg (Figs 579 & 580). Rosette cells in micropylar area slightly recessed; area adjacent to micropyles raised (Fig. 578). Chorion smooth but shallowly wrinkled (Fig. 581); more deeply wrinkled on anterior pole (Fig. 578).