Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia
Photo Gallery: Notodontidae
Male genitalia images for dissection
voucher specimen 2010HLK:820 of Heterocampa varia (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)
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 juxta/anellus and abdominal cuticle (temporarily slide mounted for imaging).
Adult
Capsule
(ventral)
Capsule
(dorsal)
Capsule
(lateral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(lateral)
Valvae (inner)
Valvae (outer)
Valvae (ventral)
Valvae (dorsal)
Juxta & Anellus
(ventral, flattened on slide)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (lateral)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (anterior)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (posterior)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (ventral posterior)
Uncus (lateral)
Scaphium
Subscaphium
Phallus
with scoop region of ductus ejaculatorius
Phallus
Vesica (with hood below)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on bottom)
Vesica (lateral, with hood on top)
Abdominal
cuticle (excluding terminal segment)
Abdomen
terminal segment (tergite on left, sternite on right)
