Chrysodeixis includens

Chrysodeixis includens View in CoL

The eggs of C. includens are laid individually by moths on their host plants. They are light green, hemispherical, and flattened at the base. The average diameter of the egg ranges from 490 µm to 544 µm. The rosette is delimited in an area where its cells connect to the longitudinal ribs by a sequence of somewhat geometric cells, formed by slight elevations of the chorion. The cells forming the primary rosette are partially fused at the base, with a conspicuously depressed distal end. The inner micropylar rosette consists of six to 10 petals ( Figs. 2B, 2C View Figure 2 ) surrounded by two concentric petal series, with petals that gradually increase in size toward the outer edge ( Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ); the distal end of these petals can appear faint ( Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ). The lateral regions of the eggs exhibit conspicuous radial ribs that range from 32-37 ribs, including primary ribs (9-11), secondary ribs, and transverse ribs, which create a rectangular pattern on the egg surface ( Figs. 2A, 2D View Figure 2 ). Aeropyles (0.3-1.2 µm), often found in pairs and are located at the junction points of the radial and transverse ribs ( Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ). The texture of the chorion surface, observed under 12,000x magnification, appears rough ( Fig. 2E View Figure 2 ).