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Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia Photo Gallery: Rhopalocera

 

Male genitalia images for dissection voucher specimen 2016HLK:2386 of Chlosyne janais (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Melitaeini)

 

Genitalia were dissected and images taken by Hugo L. Kons Jr. with the GT Vision imaging system at the former American Entomological Institute.  All structures are the natural three dimensional shape (not slide mounted). 

 

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Adult

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TX Medina County: Hondo Creek, 10 June 2008, Hugo Kons Jr.

 

Capsule (ventral)

C janais 2386 capsule ventral

C janais 2386 capsule ventral b

 

Capsule (dorsal)

C janais 2386 capsule dorsal

C janais 2386 capsule dorsal b

 

Capsule (lateral with hairs and scales)

C janais 2386 capsule LL

C janais 2386 capsule LL b

 

Capsule (posterior)

C janais 2386 capsule post

C janais 2386 capsule post b

 

 

Phallus

C janais 2386 phallus 1

C janais 2386 phallus 2

C janais 2386 phallus 3

C janais 2386 phallus 3 zoom b

C janais 2386 phallus 3 zoom

 

 

Phallus apex with vesica and ductus ejaculatorius everted

C janais 2386 vesica blw 1

C janais 2386 vesica ld 1

 

Vesica (with hood above)

C janais 2386 vesica ab 1

 

Vesica (lateral, with hood on bottom)

C janais 2386 vesica ld 1 zoom

 

Vesica (with hood below)

C janais 2386 vesica blw 1 zoom

 

Rectum and Intestine

C janais 2386 rectum