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 Amelora acromegala McQuillan (Figs 36–41) Oviposition 1♀ code no.: G156 Dates of oviposition: 20, 22 Feb. 2000 Batch size: 5–18 (n = 2) Realised fecundity: 23 Incubation time (days): 23 Batch configuration and attachment : Loosely attached, singly. Colour : Pale yellowish­green to pale brown with maroon blotches (Fig. 36). Size (mm): (n=9) L =0.64 ± 0.00, W=0.57 ± 0.01, T=0.52 ± 0.01 Width/length: 0.88 No. of females: 1 Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=9): L=3.0 ± 0.2, W=2.4 ± 0.1 Relative aeropylar opening size: 3.3 Micropyles : Distinct (Figs 37 & 38) No. of openings: obscure No. of cells in rosette: 10 No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 4 Shape: Broad, spherical, polar profile circular, slightly dorso­ventrally flattened (Fig. 39). Characteristics : Egg marked all over by hexagonal cells with flat floors and moderately broad and moderately elevated cell walls (Figs 39–41). Cells in micropylar area with narrowly reticulated walls (Figs 37 & 38). Aeropyles conspicuous, elevated, domed, openings moderately large (Fig. 41); absent from the middle section of the dorsal wider side (Fig. 39). Chorion rough, undulating and finely wrinkled (Figs 40 & 41).