The egg is white, elliptical, about 1mm long by 0.26 mm wide, with both ends bluntly rounded and the anterior slightly tapered.
The chorion appears polished, but upon close examination a pattern of hexagonal markings is visible.
On the dorsal side there are two longitudinal curved ridges. Cellular cleavage in the egg begins soon after egg deposition (in about 8 minutes).
Hatching of the larva is through a slit in the dorsal side of the egg.
The slit extends posteriorly as the larva crawls out, anterior end foremost. After the emergence of the larva, the chorion collapses.
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