Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia
Photo Gallery: Noctuidae: Calpinae
Male genitalia images for dissection
voucher specimen 2012HLK:1710 of Calyptra thalictri (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae:
Calpinae)
Hugo Kons Jr.
Genitalia were dissected and images taken by Hugo L. Kons Jr. with a GT Vision imaging system. All structures are the natural three dimensional shape (not slide mounted) except for the abdominal cuticle (temporarily slide mounted for imaging).
Adult
Capsule
(ventral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(ventral)
Capsule
(dorsal)
Capsule
(lateral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(lateral)
Valvae (inner)
Valvae (outer)
Valvae (ventral)
Valvae (ventral/inner)
Valvae (dorsal)
Valvae (dorsal/inner)
Juxta & Anellus
(ventral)
Juxta & Anellus
(lateral)
Uncus & Tegumen
(lateral)
Uncus & Tegumen (ventral)
Uncus (lateral)
Uncus (posterior)
Uncus apex (ventral)
Saccus
Phallus
Phallus
with vesica and ductus ejaculatorius everted
Vesica and ductus ejaculatorius (with hood above)
Vesica (with hood above)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on bottom)
Vesica and ductus ejaculatorius (with hood below)
Vesica and ductus ejaculatorius (lateral, with hood on top)
Vesica (lateral, with hood on top)
Vesica and ductus ejaculatorius (anterior side)
Vesica (anterior side)
Vesica and ductus ejaculatorius (posterior side)
Vesica (posterior/lateral)
Ductus Ejaculatorius
Rectum
and Intestine
Abdominal
Tergites (excluding terminal segment)
Abdominal
Sternites (excluding terminal segment)
Abdomen
terminal segment (tergite on left, sternite on right)
