Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia
Photo Gallery: Notodontidae
Male genitalia images for dissection
voucher specimen 2009HLK:591 of Didugua argentilinea (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 abdominal cuticle (temporarily slide mounted for imaging).
Adult
Capsule
(ventral with hairs)
Capsule
(ventral)
Capsule
(dorsal)
Capsule
(lateral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(lateral)
Valvae (inner)
Valvae (outer)
Juxta & Anellus
(ventral)
Juxta & Anellus
(dorsal)
Juxta & Anellus
(lateral)
Juxta & Anellus
(posterior)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (lateral)
Uncus, Tegumen, and
Vinculum (ventral)
Uncus and Tegumen (ventral)
Uncus (posterior)
Uncus (anterior)
Phallus
Phallus
with vesica everted
Vesica
(with hood above)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on bottom)
Vesica
(with hood below)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on top)
Vesica
(anterior side)
Abdominal
Tergites (excluding terminal segment)
Abdominal
Sternites (excluding terminal segment)
Abdomen
terminal segment (tergite on right, sternite on left)
Spiracle
