Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia
Photo Gallery: Noctuidae: Herminiinae
Male genitalia images for dissection
voucher specimen 2009HLK:526 of Bleptina minimalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae:
Herminiinae)
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 juxta/anellus (temporarily slide mounted for imaging).
Adult
Capsule
(lateral)
Valvae (inner)
Juxta & Anellus
(ventral, flattened on slide)
Vesica (with hood above)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on bottom)
